# limousine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌlɪm.əˈziːn/ · frequency rank #22,423

## Definitions
1. An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
2. An automobile with such a body.
3. A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur.
4. An automobile for transportation to or from an airport, including sedans, vans, and buses.

## Etymology
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.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ilmousine`, `limmousine`, `limosuine`, `limouisne`, `limousien`, `limousinne`, `limousnie`, `limoussine`, `limuosine`, `liomusine`, `llimousine`, `lmiousine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/limousine