Michelin

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proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginFrench Michelin →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper nounMichelin (plural Michelins)

plural Michelins

  1. A surname from French.

    On Friday, at a former Michelin factory in the north-east of the city, the finishing touches were being put in place for the fifth Dundee design festival, which opens on Monday.

    2024 September 21, Eve Livingston, “‘Students want to stay here now rather than disappear to London’: how design transformed the city of Dundee”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2025

Origin

  1. FrenchMichelin
  2. EnglishMichelin

Borrowed from French Michelin.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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