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sedan

1 American  
[si-dan] / sɪˈdæn /

noun

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

  2. sedan chair.

Sedan 2 American  
[si-dan, suh-dahn] / sɪˈdæn, səˈdɑ̃ /

noun

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

sedan 1 British  
/ sɪˈdæn /

noun

  1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): saloon.  a closed two-door or four-door car with four to six seats

  2. short for sedan chair

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Sedan 2 British  
/ sədɑ̃, sɪˈdæn /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sedan

First recorded in 1625–35; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

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Soon after, it launched its luxury sedan called the Lucid Air, which starts at around $80,000.

From Los Angeles Times

Anaheim police are still searching for the three suspects, who fled in a dark-colored sedan.

From Los Angeles Times

It also introduced cheaper Model Y SUVs and Model 3 sedans, its most popular vehicles, last fall.

From MarketWatch

From tail-finned land yachts of the 1960s to hulking family haulers in the 1980s and then the 1990s bestseller Ford Taurus, driving for Americans meant driving a sedan.

From The Wall Street Journal

In January, Musk announced the end of two of Tesla’s luxury vehicles, the Model X SUV and Model S sedan.

From The Wall Street Journal

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