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adj
Describing a brand representing the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class. (derived from the GM car brand Cadillac)
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Usage: US
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name
A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
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name
A surname from French.
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name
A placename.
An urban area of Quebec, Canada.
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name
A placename.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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name
A placename.
A commune of Gironde department, France.
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name
A placename.
A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States. Former name: Clam Lake.
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name
A placename.
A mountain in Maine.
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noun
An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.
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noun
Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative, archaic
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History
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.
Across languages
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