"Cadillac" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkædɪlæk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkædəˌlæk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cadillac.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more Cadillac [comparative], most Cadillac [superlative]
Rhymes: -æk 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Cadillac}} French Cadillac, {{der|en|oc|Cadilhac}} Occitan Cadilhac Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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) Tags: US Derived forms: Cadillac plan, Cadillac tax
    Sense id: en-Cadillac-en-adj-FnaHZ4BL Categories (other): American English

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkædɪlæk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkædəˌlæk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cadillac.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æk 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Cadillac}} French Cadillac, {{der|en|oc|Cadilhac}} Occitan Cadilhac Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cadillac
  1. A brand of luxury automobile, now part of the General Motors group Translations (a brand of luxury automobile): كَادِيلَاك (kadilāk) [masculine] (Arabic), 凱迪拉克 (Chinese Mandarin), 凯迪拉克 (Kǎidílākè) (Chinese Mandarin), Cadillac (French), キャデラック (Kyaderakku) (Japanese), 캐딜락 (Kaedillak) (Korean), कॅडिलॅक (kĕḍilĕk) [feminine] (Marathi), Кадилла́к (Kadillák) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Cadillac-en-name-UnM9Xuw4 Disambiguation of 'a brand of luxury automobile': 89 0 2 1 1 4 3
  2. A surname from French. Translations (a surname): Cadillac (French), कादिला (kādilā) (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Cadillac-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'a surname': 4 61 4 3 3 21 3
  3. A placename
    An urban area of Quebec, Canada
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Quebec
    Sense id: en-Cadillac-en-name-7hWxcWiu Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in Quebec
  4. A placename
    A village in Saskatchewan, Canada
    Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Villages in Canada, Villages in Saskatchewan
    Sense id: en-Cadillac-en-name-pzy9YIK5
  5. A placename
    A commune of the Gironde department, France
    Categories (place): Places in France
    Sense id: en-Cadillac-en-name-d9PXBXGf Categories (other): Communes of France
  6. A placename
    A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
    Categories (topical): Automobiles Categories (place): Cities in Michigan, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States Categories (lifeform): Pear cultivars
    Sense id: en-Cadillac-en-name-a0WRnWas Disambiguation of Automobiles: 7 12 5 12 6 6 42 7 3 Disambiguation of Pear cultivars: 7 5 10 13 7 7 41 6 4 Categories (other): County seats of Michigan, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 2 2 11 8 8 52 8 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 3 5 11 8 8 46 8 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 3 3 12 12 12 36 13 1
  7. A placename
    A mountain in Maine
    Categories (place): Mountains, Places in Maine, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Cadillac-en-name-eyyW308t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Cadillac converter, Cadillac-en-Fronsadais, Cadillac Mountain, Cadillac of poker, Cadillac problem, Lake Cadillac

Noun

IPA: /ˈkædɪlæk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkædəˌlæk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cadillac.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Cadillacs [plural]
Rhymes: -æk 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Cadillac}} French Cadillac, {{der|en|oc|Cadilhac}} Occitan Cadilhac Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cadillac (plural Cadillacs)
  1. (archaic) Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear. Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: Catillac (extra: A large variety of cooking pear)
    Sense id: en-Cadillac-en-noun-3sTX-muS

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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