Vichy.
A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II.
Meaning & usage
A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II.
A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II. Vichy France; the Vichy French government.
Where this word comes from
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."
Labelling a regime that is traitorous or established in cooperation with a foreign or hostile power, especially in administration of occupied territory.
Where this word comes from
From Vichy France.
Ellipsis of Vichy water.
Where this word comes from
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."
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