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Definition of Savoy

1. Noun. A geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy.

Definition of Savoy

1. n. A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use.

Definition of Savoy

1. Proper noun. A historical region of western Europe. ¹

2. Noun. A hardy cabbage with dense, crinkled leaves. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Savoy

1. a variety of cabbage [n -VOYS]

Medical Definition of Savoy

1. Having curled leaves, much cultivated for winter use. Origin: F. Chou de Savoie cabbage of Savoy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Savoy

Literary usage of Savoy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. London and Its Environs by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1889)
"To the left is Savoy Street, leading to the Savoy Chapel, dedicated to St. ... Savoy Palace was first built in 1245, and was given by Henry III. to Peter, ..."

2. A survey of London by John Stow (1842)
"Then next is the Savoy, so called of Peter, earl of Savoy, and Richmond, son b> Thomas, earl of Savov, brother to Boniface, archbishop of Canterbury! and ..."

3. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1908)
"The Peace between France and Savoy, signed April 11,1713, restored to the latter Power Savoy and Nice, and in general any part of the Duke's dominions taken ..."

4. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1908)
"The Peace between France and Savoy, signed April 11,1713, restored to the latter Power Savoy and Nice, and in general any part of the Duke's dominions taken ..."

5. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1887)
"Savoy Palace was first built in 1245, and was given by Henry III. to Peter, Count of Savoy, the uncle of his queen, Eleanor of Provence. ..."

6. The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571 by Kenneth Meyer Setton (1976)
"We have already had occasion to note the deferred plans of Amadeo VI, the Green Count of Savoy, to lead an expedition against the Saracens or the Turks. ..."

7. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1903)
"Geneva, her city and her scattered scraps of territory, had now, besides Bern, on Geneva. , Attempt* two other neighbours in France and Savoy. ..."

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