Caroline

[kar-uh-lahyn, -lin] Origin

Car·o·line

[kar-uh-lahyn, -lin]
adjective
of or pertaining to Charles, especially Charles I and Charles II of England or their times.


Origin:
1645–55; < Medieval Latin Carolīnus, equivalent to Carol(us) Charles + -īnus ine1

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Car·o·line

[kar-uh-lin, -lahyn]
noun
a female given name.
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Caroline or Carolean (ˈkærəˌlaɪn, ˌkærəˈliːən)
 
adj
1.  Also called: 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
 
Carolean or Carolean
 
adj

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caroline
1652, "of or pertaining to a Charles," from Fr., from L. Carolus "Charles." Esp. of Charlemagne, or, in English history, Charles I and Charles II.
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