sedan

[ si-dan ]
/ sɪˈdæn /
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noun

an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
sedan chair.

Origin of sedan

First recorded in 1625–35; of obscure origin

Words nearby sedan

securocrat, secy, sec−1, sed, sedalia, sedan, sedan chair, sedarim, sedate, sedation, sedative

Definition for sedan (2 of 2)

Sedan
[ si-dan; French suh-dahn ]
/ sɪˈdæn; French səˈdɑ̃ /

noun

a city in NE France, on the Meuse River: defeat and capture of Napoleon III 1870.

Words related to sedan

transportation, auto, van, truck, bus, convertible, taxi, limousine, wagon, ride, machine, pickup, motor, automobile, jeep, compact, lemon, wreck, buggy, crate

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British Dictionary definitions for sedan (1 of 2)

sedan
/ (sɪˈdæn) /

noun

US, Canadian and NZ a closed two-door or four-door car with four to six seats Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): saloon
short for sedan chair

Word Origin for sedan

C17: of uncertain origin; compare Latin sēdēs seat

British Dictionary definitions for sedan (2 of 2)

Sedan
/ (French sədɑ̃, English sɪˈdæn) /

noun

a town in NE France, on the River Meuse: passed to France in 1642; a Protestant stronghold (16th–17th centuries); scene of a French defeat (1870) during the Franco-Prussian War and of a battle (1940) in World War II, which began the German invasion of France. Pop: 20 548 (1999)