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Cadillac vs Mercedes - What's the difference?

cadillac | mercedes |

As nouns the difference between cadillac and mercedes

is that cadillac is (archaic) a large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking while mercedes is .

As a proper noun cadillac

is a brand of luxury automobile, now part of the general motors group.

cadillac

English

(wikipedia Cadillac)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A brand of luxury automobile, now part of the General Motors group
  • By extension, any brand that represents the most luxurious or highest quality example in its class
  • * (WKRP in Cincinnati) :
    • Red Wiggler, the Cadillac of worms.
  • An urban area in Quebec, Canada
  • A commune in the Gironde department, in France
  • A city in the U.S. state of Michigan
  • A mountain in the U.S. state of Maine
  • A village in Saskatchewan, Canada
  • From old French, literally 'house of the lake' (Ca' du lac)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking.

    • Derived terms

    * Cadillac plan * Lake Cadillac (Webster 1913)

    mercedes

    English

    Proper noun

    (Mercedes)
  • occasionally borrowed from Spanish.
  • (trademark) Short form of Mercedes-Benz.

    • Noun

    (Mercedes)
  • A car manufactured by .
  • English plurals
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