limousine

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limousine^¹

/ˌlɪm.əˈziːn/ UK
/lɪm.əˈziːn/ UK
/ˌlɪməˈziːn/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French limousine, from region Limousin, originally an adjective referring to the city Limoges, from Latin Lemovices (adjective Lemovicīnus), name of a Gaulish tribe in central France, most likely a reference to their elm bows and spears, of same ultimate origin as elm. First attested in 1902.

noun limousines

An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
An automobile with such a body.
Similar: limo
A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park si
Similar: limo
An automobile for transportation to or from an airport, including sedans, vans, and buses.
Similar: shuttle

Limousine^²

proper noun

alternative Alternative form of Limousin (“former region in France”).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: limo, transportation, services, stretch, chauffeured, stretch limo, bubbletop, brougham, touring car, black car, town car, stretch-out, hardtop, tonneau, luton, cartopper

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noun luxury sedan/saloon car

Español	limusina
한국어	리무진 rimujin, 리모 rimo
日本語	リムジン rimujin, リモ rimo
中文	豪華轎車 /豪华轿车 háohuá jiàochē, 加長轎車 /加长轿车 jiācháng jiàochē
हिन्दी	लिमोसिन limosin
Português	limusine, limusina
Français	limousine
Deutsch	Limousine, Stretchlimousine
Italiano	limousine
Ελληνικά	λιμουζίνα limouzína
Română	limuzină
Русский	лимузи́н limuzín
Tiếng Việt	li-mô-xin, li-mô-din, li-mô
العربية	لِيمُوزِين līmūzīn
עברית	לימוזינה limuzína

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@misc{limousine_2026,
  title = {limousine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/limousine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}