sedan
[ si-dan ]
/ sɪˈdæn /
noun
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
Origin of sedan
First recorded in 1625–35; of obscure origin
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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.
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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)