Cary

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɛərɪ/, /ˈkærɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kâr′ē, kar′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Car•y  (kâr′ē, kar′ē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Alice, 1820–71, U.S. poet (sister of Phoebe Cary).
    2. (Arthur) Joyce (Lu•nel) (lo̅o̅n′l),USA pronunciation 1888–1957, English novelist.
  2. Biographical Henry Francis, 1772–1844, British writer and translator.
  3. Biographical Phoebe, 1824–71, U.S. poet (sister of Alice Cary).
  4. Place Namesa town in central North Carolina. 21,612.
  5. a male given name.
  6. a female given name, form of Caroline. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cary / ˈkɛərɪ ˈkærɪ/
  1. (Arthur) Joyce (Lunel). 1888–1957, British novelist; author of Mister Johnson (1939), A House of Children (1941), and The Horse's Mouth (1944)
'Cary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Cooper - caryopsis - collared peccary - common - grant

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