Cadillac

//ˈkædɪlæk// adj, name, noun

Definitions

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

    "Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
  2. 2
    A surname from French.
  3. 3
    A placename.; An urban area of Quebec, Canada.
  4. 4
    A placename.; A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. 5
    A placename.; A commune of Gironde department, France.
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  1. 6
    A placename.; A commune of Gironde department, France.
  2. 7
    A placename.; A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States. Former name: Clam Lake.
  3. 8
    A placename.; A mountain in Maine.
Noun
  1. 1
    An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.

    "the Cadillac of [product category]"

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear. alt-of, alternative, archaic

Etymology

Etymology 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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