1. City in Kansas (USA); zip code 67361.
2. City in Minnesota (USA); zip code 56380.
3. Town on the river Meuse, in Ardennes département, NE France; Industries include textiles and dyestuffs; the town’s prosperity dates from the 16th–17th centuries, when it was a Huguenot center. In 1870 Sedan was the scene of Napoleon III’s surrender to Germany during the Franco-Prussian War. It was the focal point of the German advance into France 1940.
Množina: sedans
ETYM 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 I.
1. A car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors.
2. A closed litter for one passenger; SYN. sedan chair.