Haute-Savoie is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France, named after the Haute-Savoie area and the nearby Alps. The term combines haute (high, elevated) and Savoie (Savoie), reflecting historic territorial boundaries. As a proper noun, it denotes a specific geographic and administrative region, pronounced with French phonology and typically used in formal regional references and travel contexts.
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