English Explanatory Dictionary

Chantilly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France, formerly in Picardy.
  2. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A neighbourhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
noun
  1. A medium-sized, longhair domestic cat breed, originating in Canada and the United States.
  2. Ellipsis of Chantilly cream.

Word forms

Chantilly Chantillies

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Chantilly-Tiffany Chantilly/Tiffany Foreign Longhair

Related words

crème Chantilly

Derived words

Chantilly cream Chantilly lace Chantilly porcelain Chantilly-Tiffany Chantilly/Tiffany
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