See Also: Vichy(dictionary)
Vichy(dictionary)
vichy water(medicine)
Vichy France(encyclopedia)
artificial Vichy salt(medicine)

Vichy (iou)



Vichy noun & adjective. M19.
[A town in central France.]
A. noun.
In full Vichy water. A mineral water obtained from springs in the area around Vichy. M19.
Hist. The government of France administered from Vichy in collaboration with the Germans from 1940 to 1944. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Hist. Of, pertaining to, or supporting the French government in Vichy. M20.
Vichyist noun (Hist.) a supporter of the Vichy government M20.
Vichyite noun & adjective (Hist.) (a) noun = Vichyist; (b) adjective supporting the Vichy government: M20.