Chantilly

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Chantilly

  • /ʃænˈtɪli/
  • /ʃɑ̃tiːˈjiː/

Rhymes with -ɪli, -iː

Where it comes from

From French Chantilly, from Medieval Latin Chantileium, ultimately from Gallo-Roman personal name in Latin Cantilius.

proper noun

  1. A city in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France, formerly in Picardy.
  2. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A neighbourhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

noun Chantillies

  1. countable A medium-sized, longhair domestic cat breed, originating in Canada and the United States.

    Similar: Chantilly-Tiffany, Chantilly/Tiffany, Foreign Longhair

  2. abbreviation, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Chantilly cream

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name city in France

FrançaisChantilly

noun domestic cat breed

Русскийшинши́лла šinšílla

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"Chantilly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chantilly. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{chantilly_2026,
  title = {Chantilly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chantilly},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}