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Vichy in French

Vichy in French is Vichy — Vichy means the French collaborationist government based in the town of Vichy during the German occupation in the Second World War.

Vichy in French

Vichy
proper noun
A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II.

What does "Vichy" mean?

  1. name The French collaborationist government based in the town of Vichy during the German occupation in the Second World War.
    "Vichy France cooperated with Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1944."
  2. noun (often lowercase, disapproving) Describing a government or regime seen as a puppet of, or collaborator with, an occupying power.
    "Critics dismissed the new administration as a vichy government propped up by foreign interests."
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Vichy in a sentence

  • Vichy France cooperated with Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1944.
  • Critics dismissed the new administration as a vichy government propped up by foreign interests.

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What is "Vichy" in French?

"Vichy" in French is Vichy. Vichy means: The French collaborationist government based in the town of Vichy during the German occupation in the Second World War.

How do you use "Vichy" in a sentence?

Example: "Vichy France cooperated with Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1944." In French, "Vichy" is Vichy.

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