Chantilly

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/ʃænˈtɪli//ʃɑ̃tiːˈjiː/

proper noun

A city in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France, formerly in Picardy.

Similar
Chantilly-TiffanyChantilly/TiffanyForeign Longhair
OriginFrench Chantilly ← Medieval Latin Chantileium ← Latin Cantilius →
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Meanings

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.
nounChantilly (countable and uncountable, plural Chantillies)

plural Chantillies

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

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

  2. abbreviationellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Chantilly cream.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
Chantilly-TiffanyChantilly/TiffanyForeign Longhair
Also see
chantilly creamchantilly-tiffanychantilly/tiffanyforeign longhair

Origin

  1. LatinCantilius
  2. Medieval LatinChantileium
  3. FrenchChantilly
  4. EnglishChantilly

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

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Translations

French Chantilly
  • Chantillycity in France
Russian шинши́лла
  • шинши́лла (šinšílla)domestic cat breed

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Chantilly

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Cite this entry
APA

Chantilly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chantilly

MLA

“Chantilly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chantilly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chantilly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chantilly.

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