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Savoie

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Savoie.

Proper noun

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Savoie

  1. A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Chambéry (INSEE code 73).

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French

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Etymology

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From the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia, Sabaudia, referring to fir trees; see sappinus (type of fir).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sa.vwa/
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Proper noun

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Savoie f

  1. Savoie (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
  2. (historical) Savoy (a historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland)
  3. (historical) Savoy (a former duchy existing from 1416 to 1847, whose maximal extent included parts of modern southeastern France, northwestern Italy, and southwestern Switzerland; in full, Duchy of Savoy)

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References

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  • University of Chicago Press (1918): Modern Philology, Volume 15