Cadillac
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French Cadillac, from Occitan Cadilhac. Most places or objects named Cadillac are named for Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, a French explorer who founded the eponymous city in Maine and later the city of Detroit, Michigan.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkædɪlæk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkædəˌlæk/
- Hyphenation: Ca‧dil‧lac
- Rhymes: -æk
Proper noun
[edit]Cadillac
- A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
- A surname from French.
- A placename
- An urban area of Quebec, Canada
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada
- A commune of the Gironde department, France
- A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
- A mountain in Maine
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a brand of luxury automobile
See also
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Cadillac (comparative more Cadillac, superlative most Cadillac)
- (US) Describing a brand representing the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class. (derived from the GM car brand Cadillac)
- WKRP in Cincinnati:
- Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms.
- WKRP in Cincinnati:
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Cadillac (plural Cadillacs)
- An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.
- (archaic) Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ “Cadillac”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Occitan Cadilhac.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Cadillac ?
- a surname
- a placename
- a commune in Gironde, France
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada
- a brand of luxury cars, part of General Motors
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
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