Standard Lemma guide

Chantilly

name · noun · 6 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ʃænˈtɪli/ anglicized
  • /ʃɑ̃tiːˈjiː/ emulating French pronunciation
  • rhymes with -ɪli
  • rhymes with -iː
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AE2 N T IH1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A city in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France, formerly in Picardy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A neighbourhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 4

A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Chantilly-Tiffany, Chantilly/Tiffany, Foreign Longhair

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Ellipsis of Chantilly cream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: Chantilly — city in France
  • Marathi: शांतिली (śāntilī) — domestic cat breed
  • Russian: шинши́лла (šinšílla) — domestic cat breed
Real reading context

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