- Savoy Alps
- geographical name section of W Alps SE France — see Mont Blanc
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Savoy Alps
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Savoy Alps — Savoy′ Alps′ n. pl. geg a mountain range in SE France: a part of the Alps. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 ft. (4810 m) … From formal English to slang
Savoy Alps — a mountain range in SE France: a part of the Alps. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 ft. (4810 m). * * * ▪ mountains, France French Alpes De Savoie, northwestern spurs of the Graian Alps (q.v.) in southeastern France between Lake Geneva… … Universalium
Savoy Alps — /səvɔɪ ˈælps/ (say suhvoy alps) plural noun a range of the Alps in south eastern France. Highest peak, Mt Blanc, 4807 m …
Savoy Alps — a mountain range in SE France: a part of the Alps. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 ft. (4810 m) … Useful english dictionary
Savoy — or French Savoie or Italian Savoia geographical name region SE France in Savoy Alps SW of Switzerland & bordering on Italy; duchy 1416 1720, part of kingdom of Sardinia 1720 1860; became part of France 1860 • Savoyard adjective or noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Savoy — • A district in the south eastern part of France that extends from the Lake Geneva to south of the River Arc Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Savoy Savoy … Catholic encyclopedia
Savoy — /seuh voy /, n. 1. a member of the royal house of Italy that ruled from 1861 to 1946. 2. French, Savoie. a region in SE France, adjacent to the Swiss Italian border: formerly a duchy; later a part of the kingdom of Sardinia; ceded to France, 1860 … Universalium
Savoy, house of — Historic dynasty of Europe and the ruling house of Italy (1861–1946). Its founder was Umberto I the Whitehanded (d. 1048?), who held the county of Savoy and areas east of the Rhône River and south of Lake Geneva. His medieval successors,… … Universalium
Savoy — For the two French départements of the region of Savoy, see Savoie and Haute Savoie Savoy (French: Savoie , pronounced|savwa; Italian: Savoia ) is a region of Europe on the western flank of the Alps that emerged following the collapse of the… … Wikipedia
SAVOY, DUCHY OF — (532), in the SE. of France, on the Italian frontier, comprises the two departments of Haute Savoie and Savoie; previous to 1860 constituted a province of the kingdom of Sardinia; Lake of Geneva bounds it on the N. and the lofty Graian Alps… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
