Caroline

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkærəˌlaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(karə līn′, -lin)


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Car•o•line  (karə līn′, -lin),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. World Historyof or pertaining to Charles, esp. Charles I and Charles II of England or their times. Also, Carolinian. 
  • Medieval Latin Carolīnus, equivalent. to Carol(us) Charles + -īnus ine1
  • 1645–55

Car•o•line  (karə lin, -līn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a female given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Caroline / ˈkærəˌlaɪn/
  • Also Carolinian of or relating to Charles I or Charles II, kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the society over which they ruled, or their government; sometimes applied specifically to the reign of Charles I
    Compare Carolean
    1. Also: Carolinian characteristic of or relating to Charles I or Charles II, kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the society over which they ruled, or their government
    2. of or relating to any other king called Charles
    Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin Carolus Charles + -ine1
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