Savoy (disambiguation)
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Savoy may refer to:
- Savoy, the region of western Europe
- Duchy of Savoy, that ruled there in the Middle Ages
- The House of Savoy, dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain there
- The Savoy Hotel, on the Strand in London
- Savoy Court, short street that gives access to it
- The Savoy Palace, medieval nobleman's residence that once occupied the site
- The Savoy Theatre, next door
- The Savoy Pier, stop on the river bus service nearby
- As an adjective, meaning in the style of Gilbert & Sullivan, whose operettas were known as Savoy operas as later ones were first performed at the Savoy Theatre
- The Savoy Ballroom, in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City
- The Savoy Bearcats, American jazz band
- Savoy Brown, British blues band
- "Savoy Truffle", song by George Harrison
- Savoy, Illinois
- Savoy, Massachusetts
- Savoy, Texas
- Savoy Estate, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Andy Savoy (b. 1963), Canadian politician and engineer
- Savoy Records, two record labels, one in the USA (mostly jazz), and the other in the UK (mostly rock)
- Savoy (band), Norwegian-American rock trio, featuring Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and his wife Lauren Savoy
- Savoy (album), by the same band
- Savoy Operation, terrorist attack at the Savoy Hotel, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- The Plymouth Savoy, automobile
- Savoy crackers, made by Arnott's, sold in Victoria and Tasmania, Australia
- A type of cabbage
- Savoy Declaration, Reformed statement of faith and modification to the Westminster Confession
- For the two French départements of the region of Savoy, see Savoie and Haute-Savoie