vichy
IPA: vˈiʃi
Root Word: Vichy
noun
- A town in the Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II.
- (historical, figurative, metonymically) Vichy France; the Vichy French government.
- (derogatory, attributive) Labelling a regime that is traitorous or established in cooperation with a foreign or hostile power, especially in administration of occupied territory.
- (colloquial) Short for Vichy water. [A naturally effervescent mineral water from the springs at Vichy in France.]
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Examples of "vichy" in Sentences
- Vichy severed diplomatic relations.
- The vichy french soldiers surrender.
- Probably the Vichy government thought so.
- The Vichy government actively implemented e.g.
- It was formed after the fall of the Vichy regime.
- The port was under the control of the Vichy French.
- Nineteen kilometres to the north is the City of Vichy.
- The crossing was stubbornly contested by the Vichy French.
- The Vichy administration on the islands immediately surrendered.
- Many letters of denunciation were sent to the Vichy and Nazi authorities.
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