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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CADI

n.In the Turkish dominions, a judge in civil affairs; usually the judge of a town or village, for the judge of a city or province is called Moula.

 

CADILLAC

n.A sort of pear.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CADI

Ca "di, n. Etym: [Turk. See Alcalde. ]

 

Defn: An inferior magistrate or judge among the Mohammedans, usually the judge of a town or village.

 

CADIE; CADDIE

CADIE; CADDIE Cad "ie, Cad "die, n.

 

Defn: A Scotch errand boy, porter, or messenger. [Written also cady. ] Every Scotchman, from the peer to the cadie. Macaulay.

 

CADILESKER

Ca `di *les "ker, n. Etym: [Ar. qa \'c8i judge + al'sker the army, Per. leshker.]

 

Defn: A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers.

 

CADILLAC

Ca *dil "lac, n. Etym: [Prob. from Cadillac, a French town. ]

 

Defn: A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking. Johnson.

 

CADIS

Cad "is, n. Etym: [F.]

 

Defn: A kind of coarse serge.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cadi

ca di |ˈkädē, ˈkā -ˈkɑdi |(also kadi ) noun ( pl. cadis ) (in Islamic countries ) a judge. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Arabic ḳāḍī, from ḳaḍā to judge.

 

Cadillac

Ca dil lac |kädēˈyäk ˈkadlˌak ˈkædɪlæk | noun 1 trademark a large luxury car that is the most prestigious brand of General Motors. 2 something that is an outstanding example of its kind, esp. in terms of luxury, quality, or size: the aircraft is widely regarded as the Cadillac of commuter planes. ORIGIN from Cadillac, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe .

 

Cadillac, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe

Ca dil lac, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe |kädēˈyäk, ˈkadlˌak ˈkædɪlæk | (1658 –1730 ), French soldier and colonialist. He founded military posts at Mackinac 1694 and Detroit 1701; from 1710 to about 1716 or 1717 he served as governor of Louisiana.

 

Cadillac Mountain

Cad il lac Moun tain |ˈkadlˌak ˌkædəlæk ˈmaʊntən | a peak on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine, within Acadia National Park. At 1,532 feet (467 m ), it is the highest point on the US east coast.

 

Cadiz

Ca diz |kəˈdiz, ˈkādiz, ˈkä -kəˈdiz | a city and port on the southwestern coast of Spain; pop. 127,200 (2008 ). Spanish name Cádiz.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Cadillac, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe

Ca dil lac, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe |kädēˈyäk, ˈkadlˌak ˈkædɪlæk | (1658 –1730 ), French soldier and colonialist. He founded military posts at Mackinac 1694 and Detroit 1701; from 1710 to about 1716 or 1717 he served as governor of Louisiana.

 

Cadillac Mountain

Cad il lac Moun tain |ˈkadlˌak ˌkædəlæk ˈmaʊntən | a peak on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine, within Acadia National Park. At 1,532 feet (467 m ), it is the highest point on the US east coast.

 

cadi

cadi |ˈkɑːdi, ˈkeɪdi |(also kadi ) noun ( pl. cadis ) (in Islamic countries ) a judge. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Arabic qāḍī, from qaḍā to judge .

 

Cadillac

Cadillac |ˈkadɪlak | noun 1 trademark a large luxury car manufactured by the US Cadillac motor company. 2 something that is an outstanding example of its kind, especially in terms of luxury, quality, or size: the aircraft is widely regarded as the Cadillac of commuter planes. ORIGIN from the name of the French explorer Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac (1658 –1730 ), who founded the city of Detroit, where the cars are manufactured ­.

 

Cadiz

Cadiz |kəˈdɪz | a city and port on the coast of SW Spain; pop. 127,200 (2008 ). Spanish name Cádiz |ˈkaðiθ, ˈkaðis |.

 

Duden Dictionary

Cadillac

Ca dil lac Substantiv, maskulin , der ® |französisch …diˈjak englisch ˈkɛdilɛk |der Cadillac; Genitiv: des Cadillacs, Plural: die Cadillacs nach dem französischen Offizier Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, dem Gründer der amerikanischen Autostadt Detroit amerikanisches Kraftfahrzeug

 

Cádiz

diz Eigenname |ˈkaðiθ |spanische Hafenstadt und Provinz

 

Spanish Dictionary

cadi

cadi nombre masculino Persona que lleva el carrito con los palos de un jugador de golf .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés caddie y este del francés cadet el menor, el más joven ’, por ser originariamente un muchacho el ayudante del jugador. De la familia etimológica de cabo (V.).

 

cadí

cadí nombre masculino En los países islámicos, juez que es especialista en Derecho musulmán .

 

cadillo

cadillo nombre masculino Pelusilla volátil proveniente de ciertas plantas que se pega a la ropa .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Cadillac

Cad il lac /kǽdɪlæ̀k /名詞 C 1 商標 キャデラック 〘米国製高級乗用車; ⦅俗 ⦆Caddy .2 ⦅米 くだけて ⦆高級品, 極上のもの .