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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cadillac \Ca*dil"lac\, noun [Prob. from Cadillac, a French town.] A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking. --Johnson.
2. [From Cadillac, the high-end expensive line of automobiles made by General Motors, often thought of as the best American-made automobile.] The best; -- metaphorical, from the automobile. Often used in the phrase ''the Cadillac of . . . '' [PJC]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cadillac, MI (city, FIPS 12320) Location: 44.24827 N, 85.41610 W Population (1990): 10104 (4298 housing units) Area: 17.3 sq km (land), 4.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49601
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Cadillac, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 10000 Housing Units (2000): 4466 Land area (2000): 6.821254 sq. miles (17.666967 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.779726 sq. miles (4.609468 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.600980 sq. miles (22.276435 sq. km) FIPS code: 12320 Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 44.250962 N, 85.413696 W ZIP Codes (1990): 49601 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Cadillac, MI Cadillac
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