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vichysme

French, noun\vi.ʃism\

vichysme is spelled V-I-C-H-Y-S-M-E (8 letters). Vichysme is a French masculine noun meaning “the Vichy regime (in Vichy France)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Doctrine employée par le régime de Vichy durant l’occupation nazie de France”.

What does vichysme mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinethe Vichy regime (in Vichy France)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Doctrine employée par le régime de Vichy durant l’occupation nazie de France.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of vichysme

  • vichysmes plural
  • vichisme rare
  • vichyisme rare

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce vichysme?

  • \vi.ʃism\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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