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cardigan

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 R D IH0 G AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

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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name

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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7

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
  • Czech: kardigan — type of sweater
  • Dutch: cardigan — type of sweater
  • Esperanto: kardigano — type of sweater
  • Estonian: kampsun — type of sweater
  • Estonian: kardigan — type of sweater
  • Finnish: villatakki — type of sweater
  • French: cardigan — type of sweater
  • French: veste — type of sweater
  • German: Strickjacke — type of sweater
  • German: Cardigan — type of sweater
  • Greek: ζακέτα (zakéta) — type of sweater
  • Hebrew: מִקְטוֹרָה (míktora) — type of sweater
  • Hebrew: קְרְדִיגָן (kárdigan) — type of sweater
  • Hungarian: kardigán — type of sweater
  • Irish: cairdeagan — type of sweater
  • Italian: cardigan — type of sweater
  • Japanese: カーディガン (kādigan) — type of sweater
  • Japanese: ジレー (jirē) — type of sweater
  • Korean: 카디건 (kadigeon) — type of sweater
  • Malay: kardigan — type of sweater
  • Maltese: kardigan — type of sweater
  • Māori: kātikena — type of sweater
  • Navajo: éénééz — type of sweater
  • Norman: blianchet — type of sweater
  • Persian: ژاکت (žâkat) — type of sweater
  • Plautdietsch: Woljak — type of sweater
  • Polish: kardigan — type of sweater
  • Portuguese: cardigã — type of sweater
  • Portuguese: cardigan — type of sweater
  • Russian: кардига́н (kardigán) — type of sweater
  • Russian: ко́фта (kófta) — type of sweater
  • Spanish: chaqueta de punto — type of sweater
  • Spanish: cárdigan — type of sweater
  • Spanish: rebeca — type of sweater
  • Swedish: cardigan — type of sweater
  • Swedish: kofta — type of sweater
  • Turkish: hırka — type of sweater
  • Venetan: xachetina — type of sweater
  • Welsh: cardigan — type of sweater
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