Cadillac

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkædɪlæk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkædəˌlæk/ Hyphenation: Ca‧dil‧lac Rhymes: -æk === Proper noun === Cadillac A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors). A surname from French. A placename. An urban area of Quebec, Canada. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada. A commune of Gironde department, France. A commune of Gironde department, France. A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States. Former name: Clam Lake. A mountain in Maine. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (GM car brand): Cadillac on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Adjective === Cadillac (comparative more Cadillac, superlative most Cadillac) (US) Describing a brand representing the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class. (derived from the GM car brand Cadillac) (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Derived terms ==== Cadillac plan Cadillac tax === Noun === Cadillac (plural Cadillacs) An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general. Coordinate terms: (luxury car, luxuriousness) Lexus, Buick, Chrysler (dated) WKRP in Cincinnati: Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms. (archaic) Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear. === References === == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Occitan Cadilhac. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.di.jak/, (Car brand, Quebec) /ka.di.lak/ Rhymes: -ak === Proper noun === Cadillac ? a surname a placename a commune in Gironde, France a neighbourhood and former municipality of Rouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada a village in Saskatchewan, Canada a brand of luxury cars, part of General Motors ==== Derived terms ==== Cadillacois, Cadillacoise Cadillac-en-Fronsadais ==== Descendants ==== → English: Cadillac → Chinese: 卡迪亞克 / 卡迪亚克 (Kǎdíyàkè) (transliteration)