limousine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌlɪməˈziːn/
- /ˌlɪm.əˈziːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /lɪm.əˈziːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from French limousine, from region Limousin, originally an adjective referring to the city Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicīnus), name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears, of same ultimate origin as elm. First attested in 1902.
Meanings
- An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
- An automobile with such a body.
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A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur.
It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park side.
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “His Own People”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 6:
- An automobile for transportation to or from an airport, including sedans, vans, and buses.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| limousines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stretch limousine · limo · limousinelike · limousine liberal
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (62)
bg лимузи́на (luxury sedan/saloon car) · uk лімузин (luxury sedan/saloon car) · th ลีโม (luxury sedan/saloon car) · pl limuzyna (automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front) · fa لیموزین (luxury sedan/saloon car) · lt limuzinas (luxury sedan/saloon car) · kk өкілеттік лимузин (luxury sedan/saloon car) · de Stretchlimousine (luxury sedan/saloon car) · ja リムジン (luxury sedan/saloon car) · sh limuzina (luxury sedan/saloon car) · ko 리무진 (luxury sedan/saloon car) · af limousine (luxury sedan/saloon car) · tl limo (luxury sedan/saloon car) · ms limusin (luxury sedan/saloon car) · hi लिमोसिन (luxury sedan/saloon car) · tl limusina (luxury sedan/saloon car) · is limmósína (luxury sedan/saloon car) · uz limuzin (luxury sedan/saloon car) · lv limuzīns (luxury sedan/saloon car) · he לימוזינה (luxury sedan/saloon car) · is glæsivagn (luxury sedan/saloon car) · id limosin (luxury sedan/saloon car) · pt limusine (luxury sedan/saloon car) · fi limusiini (luxury sedan/saloon car) · ja リモ (luxury sedan/saloon car) · it limousine (luxury sedan/saloon car) · th ลีมูซีน (luxury sedan/saloon car) · hu limuzin (luxury sedan/saloon car) · no limo (luxury sedan/saloon car) · ko 리모 (luxury sedan/saloon car) · pl limuzyna (luxury sedan/saloon car) · el λιμουζίνα (luxury sedan/saloon car) · sv limousin (luxury sedan/saloon car) · cs limuzína (luxury sedan/saloon car) · de Limousine (luxury sedan/saloon car) · af limo (luxury sedan/saloon car) · mn лимузин (luxury sedan/saloon car) · pt limusina (luxury sedan/saloon car) · vi li-mô-xin (luxury sedan/saloon car) · es limusina (luxury sedan/saloon car) · ar لِيمُوزِين (luxury sedan/saloon car) · pl limuzyna (automobile with such a body) · vi li-mô-din (luxury sedan/saloon car) · ka ლიმუზინი (luxury sedan/saloon car) · is eðalvagn (luxury sedan/saloon car) · be лімузін (luxury sedan/saloon car) · nl limo (luxury sedan/saloon car) · ca limusina (luxury sedan/saloon car) · ro limuzină (luxury sedan/saloon car) · ru лимузи́н (luxury sedan/saloon car) · vi li-mô (luxury sedan/saloon car) · da limousine (luxury sedan/saloon car) · cmn 加長轎車 /加长轿车 (luxury sedan/saloon car) · mk лимузи́на (luxury sedan/saloon car) · tr limuzin (luxury sedan/saloon car) · no limousin (luxury sedan/saloon car) · hy լիմուզին (luxury sedan/saloon car) · fr limousine (luxury sedan/saloon car) · id limusin (luxury sedan/saloon car) · sk limuzína (luxury sedan/saloon car) · nl limousine (luxury sedan/saloon car) · cmn 豪華轎車 /豪华轿车 (luxury sedan/saloon car)