proper noun/sa.vwa/
Savoie (a department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France); Savoy (a historical region shared between the modern countries of France, Italy and Switzerland); Savoy (a former duchy existing from 1416 to 1847, whose maximal extent included parts of modern southeastern France, northwestern Italy, and southwestern Switzerland; in full, Duchy of Savoy)
Related: Haute-Savoie
From the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia, Sabaudia, referring to fir trees; see sappinus (“type of fir”).