Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name occasionally borrowed from Spanish.
  • proper noun trademark Short form of Mercedes-Benz.
  • noun A car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz.
  • noun Plural form of Mercedes.

Etymologies

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Spanish Mercedes. The car was named for Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek who ordered 36 cars from Gottlieb Daimler.

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Examples

  • MERCEDES - A Mercedes football player will forfeit the entire season after being caught with drugs on campus.

    NEWSCHANNEL5 Headlines 2008

  • Who was still gripping the stairway railing, her fingers turning white every time Lucinda said the name Mercedes Henderson.

    Secret Agent Robyn Freedman Spizman 2005

  • Who was still gripping the stairway railing, her fingers turning white every time Lucinda said the name Mercedes Henderson.

    Secret Agent Robyn Freedman Spizman 2005

  • I took the initiative and Googled and called the Mercedes dealerships down south in Guad and in no uncertain terms, he said Mexico GPS for the Mercedes is not yet available.

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  • I took the initiative and Googled and called the Mercedes dealerships down south in Guad and in no uncertain terms, he said Mexico GPS for the Mercedes is not yet available.

    GPS Mapping software 2006

  • I took the initiative and Googled and called the Mercedes dealerships down south in Guad and in no uncertain terms, he said Mexico GPS for the Mercedes is not yet available.

    GPS Mapping software 2006

  • I took the initiative and Googled and called the Mercedes dealerships down south in Guad and in no uncertain terms, he said Mexico GPS for the Mercedes is not yet available.

    GPS Mapping software 2006

  • I took the initiative and Googled and called the Mercedes dealerships down south in Guad and in no uncertain terms, he said Mexico GPS for the Mercedes is not yet available.

    GPS Mapping software 2006

  • I took the initiative and Googled and called the Mercedes dealerships down south in Guad and in no uncertain terms, he said Mexico GPS for the Mercedes is not yet available.

    GPS Mapping software 2006

  • I took the initiative and Googled and called the Mercedes dealerships down south in Guad and in no uncertain terms, he said Mexico GPS for the Mercedes is not yet available.

    GPS Mapping software 2006

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