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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLimousine
/ˈlɪm.ə.ziːn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large, luxury motor vehicle, especially one driven by a chauffeur with a partition between the driver's seat and the passenger compartment.
"The celebrities arrived at the awards ceremony in a sleek black limousine." - 2
A very large, elongated car often rented for special occasions such as proms or weddings.
"They hired a stretch limousine to celebrate graduation with all their friends."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word limousine, originally referring to a type of hooded cloak worn by the inhabitants of the Limousin region in France. The term was later applied to the covered compartment of early motor vehicles, resembling the shape of the hood, and eventually evolved to designate large, luxury chauffeur-driven motor cars.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Limousine" is said worldwide
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limousine
Transliteration: limuzin
"La limousine attendait devant l'hôtel de luxe."
Limousine
Transliteration: limuˈziːnə
"Der Geschäftsmann stieg in die Limousine ein."
limousine
Transliteration: limuzin
"La limousine ha parcheggiato di fronte al teatro."
limusina
Transliteration: limuˈsina
"Alquilamos una limusina para la fiesta de graduación."
limusine
Transliteration: limuˈzini
"Eles chegaram à festa de casamento numa limusine."
लिमोसिन
Transliteration: limosin
"राजनेता लिमोसिन से उतरे।"
豪华轿车
Transliteration: háohuá jiàochē
"明星们乘着豪华轿车到达了现场。"
리무진
Transliteration: rimujin
"우리는 호텔로 가기 위해 리무진을 탔다."
リムジン
Transliteration: rimujin
"VIPは空港でリムジンに乗り込んだ。"
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