cadillac

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Definition of cadillac in English English dictionary

a mountain in the U.S. state of Maine

a commune in the Gironde department, in France

an urban area in Quebec, Canada

a city in the U.S. state of Michigan

a brand of luxury automobile, now part of the General Motors group

a French surname

by extension, any brand that represents the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class

Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms.

{i} type of car

A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking

Related Terms

welfare Cadillac

The case of a person or group receiving public benefits, although the benefits are not actually needed by the recipient or are obtained by fraud

Hyphenation

Cad·il·lac

Turkish pronunciation

kädıläk

Pronunciation

/ˈkadəˌlak/ /ˈkædəˌlæk/

Etymology

() 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.