Relating to or characteristic of the French region of Savoy or its inhabitants.
censorship in the Savoyard kingdom
Example sentencesExamples
The resort is a beautiful medieval Savoyard town with a traffic-free centre, cobbled streets, and horse-drawn sleighs.
There's a festival in the Place des Lices, with a celebrated rugby match, a mechanical bull, and wrestling, not to mention the famous bowling competition, and the giant Savoyard fry-up.
He spent much of the meal trying unsuccessfully to eat a Savoyard fondue.
nounsəˈvɔɪɑːdˌsavɔɪˈɑːd
A native or inhabitant of the French region of Savoy.
he is a Savoyard from the French Alps
Example sentencesExamples
Her husband was Piedmontese, but I always believed her to be a Savoyard.
My city really knows how to celebrate Escalade, a commemoration of Geneva's victory over invading Savoyards in 1602.
He is not a Londoner; he is a Savoyard from the French Alps.
Definition of Savoyard in US English:
Savoyard
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of the French region of Savoy or its inhabitants.
censorship in the Savoyard kingdom
Example sentencesExamples
There's a festival in the Place des Lices, with a celebrated rugby match, a mechanical bull, and wrestling, not to mention the famous bowling competition, and the giant Savoyard fry-up.
He spent much of the meal trying unsuccessfully to eat a Savoyard fondue.
The resort is a beautiful medieval Savoyard town with a traffic-free centre, cobbled streets, and horse-drawn sleighs.
noun
A native or inhabitant of the French region of Savoy.
he is a Savoyard from the French Alps
Example sentencesExamples
Her husband was Piedmontese, but I always believed her to be a Savoyard.
My city really knows how to celebrate Escalade, a commemoration of Geneva's victory over invading Savoyards in 1602.
He is not a Londoner; he is a Savoyard from the French Alps.