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Cadillac

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A French explorer who founded the city of Detroit in 1701

proper noun
/ˈkædɪlæk/

: Cadillac

The explorer Cadillac was instrumental in the early French colonial efforts in North America.
de la Mothe Cadillac

Examples

Officially founded in 1701 by Frenchman Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac, Detroit has taken on a different identity roughly every 100 years.

Academic text (2011)
After Cadillac founded Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, the fur trade flourished while the French held off advances from British troops, who eventually seized the fort in 1760 during the French and Indian War.

Academic text (2011)
Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, played a crucial role in establishing the city of Detroit in 1701.
In 1701, Cadillac founded Fort Fortchartrain, which later became known as Detroit.

Compounds

Cadillac lifestyle

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A very rich, showy way of living with many expensive things

Cadillac problem

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A situation when you have too many very good choices to pick from

welfare Cadillac

Slur

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A negative idea that a person on welfare has an expensive car to suggest they are cheating on benefits

Surface Forms

Cadillac main

Etymology

Cadillac here is the family name of the French explorer Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, who took the name from a village in France and who founded Detroit in 1701. That is why the name Cadillac appears in history and place names.