Camelot

See also: camelot

English

Etymology

First attested in Old French as Camaalot in Chrétien de Troyes' Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart

• (US politics, Kennedy administration): From a reference to a contemporary musical of the same name

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæm.əˌlɒt/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkæm.əˌlɑt/, [ˈkɛəm.əˌlɑt]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkæm.əˌlɔt/

Proper noun

Camelot

1. (Arthurian legend) A mythical location in England. The stronghold of King Arthur in the Arthurian legend.
2. (US politics) The administration and surrounding mystique of President John F. Kennedy.

Coordinate terms

politics

• Jacindamania
• Trudeaumania

 

Derived terms

• Camelotian

 

Translations

The stronghold of King Arthur

• Esperanto: Kameloto
• French: Camelot (fr)

  Middle French: Camalot

  Old French: Camaalot

• Portuguese: Camelot f
• Spanish: Camelot

See also

• camelot
• Camulodunum
• Camulos
• Camulus

 

Further reading

• Camelot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Camalot, from Old French Camaalot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kam.lo/, /kam.lɔt/

Proper noun

Camelot ?

1. (Arthurian legend) Camelot

See also

• camelot

 

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kameˈlot/ [ka.meˈlot̪]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: Ca‧me‧lot

Proper noun

Camelot m

1. (Arthurian mythology) Camelot