Cadillac
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, now part of the General Motors group
- 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)
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