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Savoyard

Savoyard

9.6
A person from Savoy in southeastern France and western Italy
  • noun
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  • The Savoyard community celebrates its rich cultural heritage every year at the local festival.

Examples

  • As a proud Savoyard, she loved sharing stories about the beautiful landscapes of her homeland.

  • Many Savoyards enjoy traditional dishes that reflect their region's Alpine history.

  • In this same passage, she recounts his treatment of poor Savoyard children in the Champs-Élysées to whom he gave money, noting, "he was so good."

    Academic text (2015)

Surface Forms

Savoyard singular
Savoyards plural

Etymology

Savoyard comes from the place name Savoy, an area in the Alps whose old name meant 'fir forest' or 'land of fir trees', so a Savoyard is simply a person from that region.