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Cadillac

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English

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Etymology

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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.

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Cadillac

  1. A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
  2. A surname from French.
  3. A placename
    1. An urban area of Quebec, Canada
    2. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada
    3. A commune of the Gironde department, France
    4. A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
    5. A mountain in Maine

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Adjective

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Cadillac (comparative more Cadillac, superlative most Cadillac)

  1. (US) Describing a brand representing the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class. (derived from the GM car brand Cadillac)

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Noun

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Cadillac (plural Cadillacs)

  1. An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.
    Coordinate terms: (luxury car, luxuriousness) Lexus, Buick, Chrysler (dated)
    the Cadillac of [product category]
    the Cadillac of microwave ovens
    She cryin poor mouth but she pull up in a brand new Cadillac? Who fallin for that?
    a parking lot full of Cadillacs, Lexuses, and BMWs
  2. (archaic) Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear.[1]

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Occitan Cadilhac.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.di.jak/, (Car brand, Quebec) /ka.di.lak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Proper noun

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Cadillac ?

  1. a surname
  2. a placename
    1. a commune in Gironde, France
    2. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.
    3. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada
  3. a brand of luxury cars, part of General Motors

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Descendants

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  • English: Cadillac
  • Chinese: 卡迪亞克 / 卡迪亚克 (Kǎdíyàkè) (transliteration)