Because of its unique situation in the history of France, its contested legitimacy, and the generic nature of its official name, the "French State" is most often represented in English by the synonyms "Vichy France", "Vichy regime", "government of Vichy", or in context, simply "Vichy".
Karena situasinya yang unik dalam sejarah Prancis, legitimasi yang diperebutkan, dan sifat generik dari nama resminya, "Negara Prancis" paling sering diwakili dalam bahasa Inggris dengan sinonim "Vichy Prancis", "rezim Vichy", "pemerintah Vichy", atau dalam konteks, cukup "Vichy".