cardigan

B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈkɑːrdɪgən/ UK /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/ See IPA manual

Freq #22235

Meanings

1

noun
A knitted top that opens at the front and fastens with buttons or a zip.

She put on a wool cardigan because the evening had turned cold.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms cardigans

Simplified etymology

Cardigan was named in the mid-19th century after the Earl of Cardigan, the British general who led the Charge of the Light Brigade and whose troops were said to have been the first to wear one.

Etymology

Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)

Ceredigion cy

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# cardigan

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑːrdɪgən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/
**Frequency rank:** 22235

## Meanings
1. A knitted top that opens at the front and fastens with buttons or a zip.

## Examples
- She put on a wool cardigan because the evening had turned cold.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Ceredigion

## Etymology
Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)

## AI Etymology
Cardigan is anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”). As a noun, the word names a person, thing, state, or result associated with the older form rather than introducing a separate visible root. In use as a noun, cardigan denotes a knitted top that opens at the front and fastens with buttons or a zip. Typical contexts include “She put on a wool cardigan because the evening had turned cold”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to a knitted top that opens at the front and fastens with buttons or a zip, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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