What does "chantilly" mean?

A medium-sized, longhair domestic cat breed, originating in Canada and the United States.

Chantilly

Q: What is a synonym for "chantilly"?

Common synonyms include: chantilly cream, chantilly-tiffany, chantilly/tiffany, foreign longhair.

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Definitions

Noun

1
A medium-sized, longhair domestic cat breed, originating in Canada and the United States. countable
2
Ellipsis of Chantilly cream. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

Proper Noun

1
A city in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France, formerly in Picardy.
2
An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
3
A neighbourhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
4
A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms

chantilly cream chantilly-tiffany chantilly/tiffany foreign longhair

Example

More examples

"The cyclists covered the 113 kilometers, starting in Chantilly, with the traditional ending on the Champs Elysees after nine laps around the center of Paris in two hours, 43 minutes, eight seconds."

Etymology

From French Chantilly, from Medieval Latin Chantileium, ultimately from Gallo-Roman personal name in Latin Cantilius.

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