name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɑːdɪɡən/
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CMU ARPABET:K AA1 R D IH0 G AH0 N
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name
Meaning 1
A town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN1846).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 2
The County of Cardigan, a former synonym of Cardiganshire, Wales.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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name
Meaning 3
A community in the town of Three Rivers, Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
A western suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
A surname.
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noun
Meaning 6
A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Cardigan Welsh corgi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: corgi, Welsh corgi
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noun
Meaning 8
knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sweater, jumper
History
Etymology
Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)
Named after British military commander James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797–1868). For the surname, see Cardigan.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
卡迪根
(Kǎdígēn)
— town in Wales
Old French:
Caradigan
— town in Wales
Welsh:
Aberteifi
— town in Wales
Arabic:
بَرْنَكَان
(barnakān)
— type of sweater
Bulgarian:
плетена жилетка
(pletena žiletka)
— type of sweater
Catalan:
càrdigan
— type of sweater
Catalan:
rebeca
— type of sweater
Catalan:
rebequeta
— type of sweater
Chinese Mandarin:
羊毛衫
(yángmáoshān)
— type of sweater
Chinese Mandarin:
開襟毛衣 /开襟毛衣
(kāijīn máoyī)
— type of sweater
Chinese Mandarin:
對襟毛衣 /对襟毛衣
(duìjīn máoyī)
— type of sweater
Chinese Mandarin:
開衫 /开衫
(kāishān)
— type of sweater