cavalier

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  • a gallant or courtly gentleman a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War given to haughty disregard of others

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    Headline text - Cavalier has multiple meanings:
  • Cavalier is a male ballet dancer.
  • Cavaliers were gentlemen supporters of the Royalist cause during the English Civil Wars (1642–1651). The Parliamentarians on the other side were called Roundheads.
  • More generally Cavalier means cavalryman, from the French ''Chevalier'' (not to be mistaken with the French meaning of ''cavalier'', which is ''horse-rider'').
  • Cavalier may in some context be synonymous to paladin
  • Cavalier is also the name of two makes of General Motors J-body cars; the Chevrolet Cavalier in the US, and the Vauxhall Cavalier in the UK.
  • The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a small dog breedbreed of dog.
  • In professional sports, the Cleveland Cavaliers are a basketball team in the National Basketball Association.
  • Cavalier is also the sports mascot of the University of Virginia.
  • Cavalier also describes the shape of a particular style of tobacco pipe.
  • Two different passenger trains operated under the name Cavalier (passenger train)Cavalier. They were operated by the Norfolk & Western (Cincinnati, OH-Norfolk, VA) and the Pennsylvania RailroadPennsylvania (New York, NY-Cape Charles) railroads.
  • ''The Cavalier (magazine)The Cavalier'' was a men's magazine published from 1908 to 1914.
  • Cavalier (magazine)Cavalier was a men's magazine, unrelated to The Cavalier, published from 1952 to some time in the 1990s. It was one of the first magazines to publish the work of Stephen King.
  • The The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps is a modern Division I drum and bugle corps (modern)drum and bugle corps from Rosemont, Illinois. They compete in the Drum Corps International circuit.
  • Cavalier is a character class from first generation Dungeons & Dragons.
  • ''The Cavaliers'' is a team from the card game Fightball.
  • Cavalier, North Dakota, a city in North Dakota
  • Cavalier County, North Dakota, a county in North Dakota.
  • Cavalier Air Force Station, a United States Air Force installation in North Dakota.disambig
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    Storm Ubique Basket
    The first italian basketball website. Since 1995 on the web.
    http://www.stormubique.it/

    Chevrolet
    Manufactures autos and trucks,as well as sport utilities.
    http://www.chevrolet.com

    Cavalier Daily
    Student newspaper serving the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Updated Monday through Friday when Mister Jefferson's University is in session.
    http://www.cavalierdaily.com/

    Cavalier Homes. Inc.
    Manufacturer with information for consumers and investors. Mortgage, loan and insurance services are also available.
    http://www.cavhomesinc.com/

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