Cadillac

Meanings

1. A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors).
2. A surname from French.
3. A placename.
4. An urban area of Quebec, Canada.
5. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
6. A commune of Gironde department, France.
7. A city, the county seat of Wexford County, Michigan, United States. Former name: Clam Lake.
8. A mountain in Maine.

1. Describing a brand representing the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class. (derived from the GM car brand Cadillac)

1. An automobile of this marque. Often used as an example of a luxury car or luxuriousness in general.
2. Alternative spelling of Catillac. A large variety of cooking pear.

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.