/ˈviːʃi/
OriginFrom French Vichy, from Occitan Vichèi, phonetically evolved from the Latin place name Vippiacus, itself named after an agricultural field belonging to a farmer named Vippius. An alternate theory attributes the name to the Latin vicus calidus, meaning "warm settlement."
- A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II.
- figuratively, historical, metonymicallyVichy France; the Vichy French government.
- abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsisEllipsis of Vichy water.