Vichy
Collaborationist French capital
Vichy is a town in central France, notorious as the seat of the collaborationist French government during World War II (1940–1944).
The Vichy regime cooperated with Nazi Germany, and the name now evokes collaboration with an occupying enemy: a Vichy government, Vichy Republicans.
Vichy water is mineral water from springs near the town, and vichyssoise is a cold potato-leek soup associated with French cuisine.
Cooperator with enemy forces
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- puppetControlled performing figure
- MarshalSenior military rank
Nazi · Axis · propaganda · censorship · anti-Semitic · deportation · totalitarian · Free French
Betraying one's nation
- quislingTreasonous occupation collaborator
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- complicityShared criminal involvement
collusion · appeasement · acquiescence · subservience · puppet · traitor · capitulation · surrender
Western European republic
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- resortPlace for getaways
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- casinoFacility for wagering
opera · parks · gardens · hotels · architecture · tourism · Napoleon III · promenade
Naturally occurring dissolved-element beverage
- sparklingEmitting small bright flashes
- carbonationGas dissolved in liquid
- effervescenceBubbling in liquid
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
bicarbonate · alkaline · digestive · bottled · French · spring · refreshment · hydration
Pertaining to warmth
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
- bathsFull-body immersions in water
- cureTreatment that heals
- wellnessOverall state of health
therapeutic · treatment · springs · healing · relaxation · rejuvenation · resort · sanatorium
collaborationist
Cooperator with enemy forces
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- puppetControlled performing figure
Marshal · Nazi · Axis · propaganda · censorship · anti-Semitic · deportation · totalitarian · Free French · Resistance
treason
Betraying one's nation
- quislingTreasonous occupation collaborator
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
complicity · collusion · appeasement · acquiescence · subservience · puppet · traitor · capitulation · surrender · cooperation
France
Western European republic
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- resortPlace for getaways
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
casino · opera · parks · gardens · hotels · architecture · tourism · Napoleon III · promenade · kiosk
mineral water
Naturally occurring dissolved-element beverage
- sparklingEmitting small bright flashes
- carbonationGas dissolved in liquid
- effervescenceBubbling in liquid
bubbles · bicarbonate · alkaline · digestive · bottled · French · spring · refreshment · hydration · fizz
thermal
Pertaining to warmth
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
- bathsFull-body immersions in water
- cureTreatment that heals
wellness · therapeutic · treatment · springs · healing · relaxation · rejuvenation · resort · sanatorium · waters
- FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
- Bottled Waterbottled water, sparkling water, still water, Perrier, Evian
- French PlacesNormandy, Brittany, Alsace, Lorraine, Picardy
- Resort TownsVail, Breckenridge, Park City, Cancun, Key West
- springscoil spring, compression spring, mainspring, clock spring, watch spring
- Spa DestinationsBaden-Baden, Bath, Budapest, Carlsbad, Evian
VichyFree France
WWII exile government
French Resistance · Gaullist · de Gaulle · Charles de Gaulle · anti-fascist resistance
Vichyresistance
Capacity to withstand force
defiance · liberation · partisans · resisters · freedom fighters
Vichyde Gaulle
French wartime leader, president
Charles de Gaulle · Free France · the Republic · liberation · honor
- Vichy FranceWartime collaborationist French state