Cadillac

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

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

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  • Cadillac — Ca*dil lac, n. [Prob. from Cadillac, a French town.] A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking. Johnson. 2. [From Cadillac, the high end expensive line of automobiles made by General Motors, often thought of as the best… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cadillac — Cadillac, MI U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 10000 Housing Units (2000): 4466 Land area (2000): 6.821254 sq. miles (17.666967 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.779726 sq. miles (4.609468 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.600980 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cadillac, MI — U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 10000 Housing Units (2000): 4466 Land area (2000): 6.821254 sq. miles (17.666967 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.779726 sq. miles (4.609468 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.600980 sq. miles (22.276435 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cadillac — Automobile Company, established in 1902 by Detroit engine maker Henry Martyn Leland and named for Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658 1730), French minor aristocrat and colonial governor who founded Detroit in 1701 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Cadillac — Cadillac1 [kad′ l ak΄] n. [< Cadillac, trademark for a luxury automobile, after CADILLAC2 Sieur Antoine de la Mothe] Informal something that is the most luxurious or highest quality of its kind Cadillac2 [kȧ dē yȧk′; ] E [ kad′ l ak΄] Sieur… …   English World dictionary

  • Cadillac — Cadillac, 1) (spr. dijack) Stadt im franz. Depart. Gironde, Arrond. Bordeaux, rechts an der Garonne und an der Lokalbahn Bordeaux C., hat alte Stadtmauern, ein Schloß aus dem 16. Jahrh. (jetzt Zuchthaus für Weiber), ein Irrenhaus, Weinbau, einen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cadillac — (spr. kadĭjáck), Stadt im franz. Dep. Gironde an der Garonne, (1901) 2783 E., Schloß Epernon (jetzt Zuchthaus für Frauen) und Irrenhaus; Weinbau …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cadillac — Infobox Company company name = Cadillac Motor Car Division slogan = Life. Liberty. And The Pursuit. company company type = Division of GM foundation = 1902 location city = Detroit, Michigan key people = Henry M. Leland competitor = Lincoln (also… …   Wikipedia

  • Cadillac — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Pseudonyme 3 Topon …   Wikipédia en Français

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