Vichy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vichy water \Vi"chy wa`ter\, prop. n.
     A mineral water found at Vichy, France. It is essentially an
     effervescent aqueous solution of sodium, calcium, and
     magnesium carbonates, with sodium and potassium chlorides;
     also, by extension, any artificial or natural water
     resembling in composition the Vichy water proper. Called


     also, colloquially, {Vichy}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Vichy
       n : a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot
           mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of
           France during World War II

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Vichy, MO
    Zip code(s): 65580