English Explanatory Dictionary

Vichy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II.
  2. Vichy France; the Vichy French government.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Vichy water.
noun
  1. Labelling a regime that is traitorous or established in cooperation with a foreign or hostile power, especially in administration of occupied territory.

Pronunciation

/ˈviːʃi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Vichy.wav

Word forms

Vichy

Etymology

From French Vichy, from Occitan Vichèi, phonetically evolved from the Latin place name Vippiacus, itself named after an agricultural field belonging to a farmer named Vippius. An alternate theory attributes the name to the Latin vicus calidus, meaning "warm settlement."

Derived words

Vichy France Vichyism Vichyist Vichyite vichyssoise Vichy water

Translations

Arabic: فِيشِي Armenian: Վիշի Chinese Mandarin: 維希 /维希 French: Vichy Marathi: व्हिशी Occitan: Vichèi
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