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Cadillac en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkædəˌlæk/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkædɪlæk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

Cadillac tax · Cadillac plan

wikipedia: Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac

Cadillac en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkædəˌlæk/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkædɪlæk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.
   • She cryin’ poor mouth but she pull up in a brand new Cadillac? Who fallin’ for that?
   • the Cadillac of [product category]
   • Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms. WKRP in Cincinnati
   • the Cadillac of microwave ovens
   • ‘What is the most expensive car?’ she had once asked Stan. ‘A cad – Cadillac or a Rolls,’ Stan had said, and sometimes Raoul had a Cadillac, sometimes a Rolls-Royce. 1968, Rumer Godden, “L’Élégance”, in Swans & Turtles: Stories, London; Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne, Vic.: Macmillan, →OCLC, page 159:
   • a parking lot full of Cadillacs, Lexuses, and BMWs
2. (alt-of, alternative, archaic) Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear.
   alt of Catillac

Forms

Coordinates

Buick · Lexus · Chrysler

wikipedia: Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac

Cadillac en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkædəˌlæk/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkædɪlæk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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. ▸ An urban area of Quebec, Canada.
4. A placename. ▸ A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
5. A placename. ▸ A commune of Gironde department, France.
6. A placename. ▸ A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States. Former name: Clam Lake.
7. A placename. ▸ A mountain in Maine.

Deriveds

Cadillac of poker · Cadillac converter · Cadillac problem · Cadillac tax · Cadillac Mountain · Lake Cadillac · Cadillac plan · Cadillac-en-Fronsadais

Translations (11)

ko 캐딜락 (a brand of luxury automobile) · ru Кадилла́к (a brand of luxury automobile) · mr कॅडिलॅक (a brand of luxury automobile) · fr Cadillac (a surname) · cmn 卡迪亞克 /卡迪亚克 (a surname) · cmn 凱迪拉克 /凯迪拉克 (a brand of luxury automobile) · ja キャデラック (a brand of luxury automobile) · ar كَادِيلَاك (a brand of luxury automobile) · mr कादिला (a surname) · fr Cadillac (a brand of luxury automobile) · bg Ка́дилак (a brand of luxury automobile)

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