SAVOY
Dictionary entry overview: What does Savoy mean?
• SAVOY (noun)
The noun SAVOY has 2 senses:
1. a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
2. head of soft crinkly leaves
Familiarity information: SAVOY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SAVOY (noun)
Meaning:
A geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Savoy" is a part of...):
Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland (a landlocked federal republic in central Europe)
Meaning:
Head of soft crinkly leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
savoy; savoy cabbage
Hypernyms ("savoy" is a kind of...):
head cabbage (any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw)
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