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Definitions: Sedan |
SedanNoun1. A car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors. 2. A closed litter for one passenger. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sedan" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1686. (references) |
Note: Sedan \Se*dan"\, noun. [Said to be named from Sedan, in France, where it was first made, and whence it was introduced into England in the time of King Charles]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Transportation | An automobile having four or two doors and an enclose body with permanent top of one compartment seating four to seven persons including the driver. Source: European Union. (references) |
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A sedan car is the most common configuration of the modern automobile, having a higher passenger compartment between the lower hood covering the engine in the front, and the trunk at the rear.The terms are different in British English: the configuration is called a saloon, and has its engine under the bonnet at the front, and a boot for luggage at the rear.
See also : station wagon.
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During the Franco-Prussian War, on September 2, 1870 the French emperor Napoleon III was taken prisoner with 100,000 of his soldiers at Sedan.
See also: Sedan (disambiguation)
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Sedan, France
Sedan, Kansas
Geography
Sedan is located at 37°7'42" North, 96°11'10" West (37.128472, -96.186220)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,342 people, 560 households, and 346 families residing in the city. The population density is 664.3/km² (1,712.6/mi²). There are 652 housing units at an average density of 322.7/km² (832.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 93.44% White, 0.52% African American, 3.35% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. 2.09% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 560 households out of which 23.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% are married couples living together, 10.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% are non-families. 35.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.25 and the average family size is 2.90.
In the city the population is spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 27.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 80.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $24,324, and the median income for a family is $32,574. Males have a median income of $21,490 versus $19,261 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,153. 11.1% of the population and 6.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.0% are under the age of 18 and 9.5% are 65 or older.
The Emmett Kelly Museum is located in Sedan, honoring native son, circus clown Emmett Kelly.Sedan, Minnesota
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 65 people, 30 households, and 15 families residing in the city. The population density is 49.2/km² (128.2/mi²). There are 31 housing units at an average density of 23.5/km² (61.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 30 households out of which 26.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% are married couples living together, 3.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 46.7% are non-families. 36.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.17 and the average family size is 2.94.
In the city the population is spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 112.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $29,375, and the median income for a family is $40,833. Males have a median income of $31,458 versus $16,750 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,355. 15.5% of the population and 11.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 33.3% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sedan."
Synonym: SedanSynonym: sedan chair (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Vehicle | Truck, tram; cariole, carriole; limber, tumbrel, pontoon; barrow; wheel barrow, hand barrow; perambulator; Bath chair, wheel chair, sedan chair; chaise; palankeen, palanquin; litter, brancard, crate, hurdle, stretcher, ambulance; black Maria; conestoga wagon, conestoga wain; jinrikisha, ricksha, brett, dearborn, dump cart, hack, hackery, jigger, kittereen, mailstate, manomotor, rig, rockaway, prairie schooner, shay, sloven, team, tonga, wheel; hobbyhorse, go-cart; cycle; bicycle, bike, two-wheeler; tricycle, velocipede, quadricycle. |
Motor car, automobile, limousine, car, auto, jalopy, clunker, lemon, flivver, coupe, sedan, two-door sedan, four-door sedan, luxury sedan; wheels, sports car, roadster, gran turismo, jeep, four-wheel drive vehicle, electric car, steamer; golf cart, electric wagon; taxicab, cab, taxicoach, checker cab, yellow cab; station wagon, family car; motorcycle, motor bike, side car; van, minivan, bus, minibus, microbus; truck, wagon, pick-up wagon, pick-up, tractor-trailer, road train, articulated vehicle; racing car, racer, hot rod, stock car, souped-up car. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Sedan |
| English words defined with "sedan": brougham ♦ jampan ♦ sedan chair ♦ Tomjohn. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sedan": cab driver ♦ Fifteen decisive Battles ♦ Man of Sedan ♦ Sedan Chairs ♦ TAXI DRIVER. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Sedan" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (sedan), Swedish (... ago, after, afterwards, ago, for, later, saloon, sedan, since, since then, then), Turkish (sedan). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Die Gans von Sedan (1960) No. 1 Pope Leo XIII in Sedan Chair (1898) L' Exil Sedan (2002) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Fording the Danjek River Sedan delivery truck 5025 Triangulation party of John Bowie.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Illustration showing two Brazilian slaves in Bahia carrying cloth covered sedan chair on shoulders with woman inside, with surrounding text.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Asian men and Americans posed in front of building entranceway which is draped with an American flag, a girl sitting in a rickshaw and two sedan chairs, probably in China.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Chrysler Salon, N.Y.C. [1937 Chrysler Airflow four-door sedan in the showroom of the Chrysler Building].Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Canton - Joseph G. Pangborn beside sedan chair.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Coolies with sedan chairs in front of ruins of Hindu temple of Prambanan.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Chefoo - English children in sedan chair.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Four men carrying sedan chair.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Governor and escort passing through provincial village in covered sedan chair.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Native gentleman's sedan chair enroute from Seoul to Chemulpo, A.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | And pretty soon a sedan picked them up. |
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Business | By 2000, the sedan is predicted to take over first place. (references) | |
In spite of the increase in sedan sales in China, commercial vehicles still account for more than 40 percent of sales. (references) | ||
By the end of 1997, the annual output of automobiles had reached 1.7 million units, in which sedan cars accounted for 481,600 units. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Sedan" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 81.82% of the time. "Sedan" is used about 44 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 81.82% | 36 | 57,479 |
| Noun (proper) | 18.18% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 44 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Sedan, KS (city, FIPS 63750) 2. Sedan, MN (city, FIPS 59188) 3. Sedan, NM |
Expression using "sedan": sedan chair. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "sedan": sedan-chair, sedan-chairs. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
sedan | 186 | saab sedan | 11 |
sedan kansas | 57 | g35 sedan | 11 |
sedan delivery | 33 | subaru outback sedan | 10 |
cadillac sedan deville | 28 | 1990 cadillac deville sedan | 9 |
volkswagen sedan | 25 | bmw m3 sedan | 9 |
honda accord sedan | 22 | 1991 cadillac sedan deville | 9 |
sedan towncar | 22 | chevy sedan delivery | 9 |
infiniti g35 sedan | 22 | dodge stratus sedan | 9 |
honda civic sedan | 21 | sedan chair | 8 |
vw sedan | 21 | chevrolet delivery sedan | 8 |
corsa sedan | 19 | 2003 honda civic sedan | 8 |
2003 honda accord sedan | 16 | boat sedan | 8 |
1935 ford sedan | 14 | c230 sport sedan | 8 |
3 9 saab sedan sport | 13 | civic sedan | 8 |
sedan service | 13 | 1993 cadillac deville sedan | 8 |
fabia sedan | 13 | 1987 cadillac deville sedan | 8 |
1972 250 mercedes sedan | 13 | subaru legacy sedan | 7 |
1994 cadillac deville sedan | 13 | luxury sedan service | 7 |
chrysler sebring sedan | 13 | island long luxury sedan service | 7 |
luxury sedan | 12 | sedan sports | 7 |
2003 evolution lancer mitsubishi sedan | 7 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "sedan"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | veturë e bollshme, karrige që mbahet mbi supe (sedan chair). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | سيارة (automobile, car, motor, motor car). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | стол-носилка (chair, sedan chair), стол носилка, лимузина (limo, limousine), портшез (sedan chair). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 四門轎車 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | limuzína (limousine, saloon car). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | خودروسواری دارای دوصندلی عقب وجلو. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kantotuoli. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | sedan, berline. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Sänfte (chair, howdah, litter, palanquin, sedan chair), limousine (hardtop, limo, limousine, saloon, saloon car). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κλειστό αυτοκίνητο, φορείο (bogie, carriage, litter, platelayer's truck, push-car, sedan chair, stretcher, trolley, truck, truck type). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מכו ית ס'ור" "ו "לתית, מכו ית וסעים. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szedán (saloon car), négyajtós autó (saloon car), luxuskocsi (saloon, saloon-car). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | bertandu (ride in a sedan chair). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | bussola (a die impression sunk in a relatively small piece of metal which in turn is located in the main die block, compass, insert, lobley, spider, thimble, vestibule), berlina (Berlin, hardtop, limousine, pillory, saloon, saloon car). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | セタン価 (cetane number, sex friend, sexual intercourse, someone with whom one is not romantically involved but frequently has sexual relations with anyway). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | セダン . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | caair hroailt (sedan chair). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | edansay liteira (hand-barrow, litter), carro fechado. (various references) limuzinã (limousine, saloon), automobil închis. (various references) седан (saloon, sedan chair). (various references) zatvoreni automobil. (various references) sedán (saloon). (various references) täckt bil (closed car). (various references) รถเก๋ง. (various references) sedye (litter, sedan chair, stretcher, wheeled bed), sedan, tahtırevan (chair, litter, palanquin, sedan chair), binek otomobili. (various references) седан, ноші (hand-barrow, litter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | cathedra, cathedram, cathedras, cathedris. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 25, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Iexan de egennhsen ton saba kai ton qaiman kai ton daidan uioi de daidan egenonto ragouhl kai nabdehl kai assouriim kai latousiim kai lowmim |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Iexan quoque genuit Saba et Dadan filii Dadan fuerunt Assurim et Lathusim et Loommim |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Jexam gat Saba, and Dadan. The sones of Dadan weren Assurym, and Latusim, Laomym. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And Iacksan begat Seba and Deda. And the sonnes of sedan were Assurim Letusim and Leumim. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim and Leummim. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 25, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | Ug si Joksan nanganak kang Seba, ug kang Dedan. Ug ang mga anak nga lalake ni Dedan mao si Assurim, ug si Letusim ug si Leummin. |
| Croatian | A od Jokšana rodili se eba i Dedan. Dedanovi su potomci: Ašurci, Letušci i Leumci. |
| Danish | Joksjan avlede Saba og Dedan. Dedans Sønner var Assjuriterne, Letusjiterne og Le'ummiterne. |
| Dutch | En Joksan gewon Seba en Dedan; en de zonen van Dedan waren de Assurieten, en Letusieten, en Leummieten. |
| Finnish | Mutta Joksanille syntyi Seba ja Dedan. Dedanin jälkeläisiä olivat: assurilaiset, letusilaiset ja leummilaiset. |
| French | Jokschan engendra Séba et Dedan. Les fils de Dedan furent les Aschurim, les Letuschim et les Leummim. |
| German | Joksan aber zeugte Saba und Dedan. Die Kinder aber von Dedan waren: die Assuriter, die Letusiter und die Leumiter. |
| Haitian Creole | Joksan te papa Seba ak Dedan. Men pitit Dedan yo: Se te moun Achou yo, moun Letouch yo ak moun Lemou yo. |
| Hungarian | Joksán pedig nemzé Sébát, és Dédánt. Dédánnak pedig fiai valának: Assurim, Letúsim és Leummim. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Yoksan ayah Syeba dan Dedan, dan keturunan Dedan ialah orang Asyur, orang Letus, dan orang Leum. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka Yoksanpun beranak Syeba dan Dedan. Maka bani Dedan itulah orang Asyurim dan Letusyim dan Liumim. |
| Maori | A whanau ake a Iokohana ko Hepa, ko Rerana. A ko nga tama a Rerana ko Ahurimi, ko Retuhimi, ko Reumime. |
| Norwegian | Og Joksan fikk sønnene Sjeba og Dedan; og Dedans barn var assurerne og letuserne og le'ummerne |
| Portuguese | Jocsã gerou a Seba e Dedã. Os filhos de Dedã foram Assurim, Letusim e Leumim. |
| Rumanian | Iocwan a nqscut pe Seba wi pe Dedan. Fiii lui Dedan au fost Awurimii, Letuwimii wi Leumimii. - |
| Swedish | Och Joksan födde Saba och Dedan, och Dedans söner voro assuréerna, letuséerna och leumméerna. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sedan": sedans. (additional references) | |
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"Sedan" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cedano, ds-dna, Edaan, edan, esan, esda, Esden, esdn, essan, feddan, Saadun, sada, Sadan, Sadao, saday, Sadhana, sadin, Saduak, Saeeda, Saidani, sakan, saldaan, sayan, sazan, sdea, sden, sead, Seaden, secan, sedar, Sedden, seden, sedi, sedia, Sediq, Sedlak, sedlan, Sedo, Sedol, Sedov, seedman, segan, sehan, seman, senda, sendan, senden, sendun, sepan, seran, Serdang, sesdaq, setan, sewan, Sezan, sfda, shetani, Sidac, sidan, Sidda, sitan, sodin, sueden, syedain, zeda, zedan, zetan, Zidan. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: deans, saned. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-n-s" | |
-1 letter: ands, anes, dean, dens, ends, sade, sand, sane, send, sned. | |
-2 letters: ads, and, ane, den, eds, end, ens, nae, sad, sae, sea, sen. | |
-3 letters: ad, ae, an, as, de, ed, en, es, na, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-n-s" | |
+1 letter: amends, anodes, ascend, dances, davens, dedans, denars, desand, desman, dewans, elands, kneads, ladens, menads, naleds, redans, sadden, sained, sanded, sander, sedans, sendal, snaked, snared, snawed, staned, sundae. | |
+2 letters: acnodes, addends, adenyls, advents, agendas, anadems, aniseed, ansated, appends, ascends, asunder, attends, augends, badness, banders, bandies, basined, bedamns, bedpans, bendays, calends, candies, candles, daemons, damners, dampens, dancers, danders, dandies, dandles, dangers, dangles, dankest, danseur, daphnes, dapsone, darkens, darnels, darners, dasheen, daysmen, deacons, deadens, deafens, decanes, decants, deewans, defangs, demands, demeans, denials, dentals, desands, descant, deskman, desmans, destain, detains, donates, duennas, dyspnea, encased, endears, endways, enneads, errands, expands, fadeins, ganders, gardens, glandes, gnashed, handles, handsel, handset, hardens, incased, instead, invades, kalends, lagends, landers, maddens, madness, maenads, maidens, masoned, medians, medinas, medusan, monades, naiades, noyades, panders, pandies, pedants, pentads, randies, remands, saddens, sadness, sainted, sanders, sandier, sandmen, sardine, scanned, scanted, seedman, sendals, shanked, sideman, slander, slanged, slanted, snacked, snafued, snagged, snailed, snapped, snarled, sneaked, sneaped, spandex, spanked, spanned, spawned, speaned, stained, standee, stander, stanged, subdean, sundaes, swanked, swanned, tandems, unasked, unbased, uncased, unlades, unleads, unsated, unsaved, unsawed, wanders, wardens, weasand, wessand, zanders. | |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... . -.. .- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01100100 01100001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e d a n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 0064 0061 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5371706780 |
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