Savoyard is an English word with synonyms like performer or frenchman. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Savoyard meaning
A native or inhabitant of Savoy, a cultural region, largely part of the modern administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Synonyms of Savoyard
Using Savoyard
- The main meaning on this page is: A native or inhabitant of Savoy, a cultural region, largely part of the modern administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- Useful related words include: performer, performing artist, frenchman, frenchwoman.
- In the example corpus, savoyard often appears in combinations such as: the savoyard, savoyard vicar, savoyard territory.
Context around Savoyard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Savoyard
- In this selection, "savoyard" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, black, french, traditional, vicar, territory and hat stand out and add context to how "savoyard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by the savoyard crusade in and french savoyard writer and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "savoyard" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with savoyard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
French troops bound for Milan were now permitted to march through Savoyard territory. (13 words)
The capital of the Duchy remained at the traditional Savoyard capital of Chambéry until 1563, when it was moved to Turin. (21 words)
A famous section of Emile, "The Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar", was intended to be a defense of religious belief. (22 words)
Despite the assimilation policy the anthem of the Savoyard Kingdom of Sardinia was the Hymnu Sardu Nationale (Sardinian National Anthem), or Cunservet Deus su Re (God save the King), with Sardinian lyrics first in Campidanese and then Logudorese. (38 words)
Although the Ottomans lacked western organisation and training, the Savoyard prince had revealed his tactical skill, his capacity for bold decision, and his ability to inspire his men to excel in battle against a dangerous foe. (36 words)
Against Eugene's advice, Amadeus insisted on engaging the French at Staffarda and suffered a serious defeat – only Eugene's handling of the Savoyard cavalry in retreat saved his cousin from disaster. (32 words)
Example sentences (13)
The flamboyant chef, who is rarely seen without his black Savoyard hat, has now won the top rating for three different restaurants over the course of his career.
A famous section of Emile, "The Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar", was intended to be a defense of religious belief.
Against Eugene's advice, Amadeus insisted on engaging the French at Staffarda and suffered a serious defeat – only Eugene's handling of the Savoyard cavalry in retreat saved his cousin from disaster.
Although the Ottomans lacked western organisation and training, the Savoyard prince had revealed his tactical skill, his capacity for bold decision, and his ability to inspire his men to excel in battle against a dangerous foe.
Despite the assimilation policy the anthem of the Savoyard Kingdom of Sardinia was the Hymnu Sardu Nationale (Sardinian National Anthem), or Cunservet Deus su Re (God save the King), with Sardinian lyrics first in Campidanese and then Logudorese.
French-Savoyard writer and poet Amélie Gex chose to publish as Dian de Jeânna ("John, son of Jane") during the first half of her career.
French troops bound for Milan were now permitted to march through Savoyard territory.
However, he expressed admiration for the section in this book titled Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar calling it "fifty good pages.
It was recaptured for Byzantium by the Savoyard Crusade in 1366, but the beleaguered Byzantines were forced to hand it back in September 1376.
Rejecting all diplomatic overtures Philip V unleashed another assault in June 1718, this time against Savoyard Sicily as a preliminary to attacking the Italian mainland.
The capital of the Duchy remained at the traditional Savoyard capital of Chambéry until 1563, when it was moved to Turin.
To help reduce the attractiveness of Switzerland, the French government conceded a free-trade Zone that maintained the longstanding duty-free relationship of northern Savoyard communes to Geneva.
Two were added from the new Savoyard territory, while the department of Alpes-Maritimes was created from Nice and a portion of the Var department.
Common combinations with savoyard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: