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Car⋅o⋅lin⋅gi⋅an

  [kar-uh-lin-jee-uhn]
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1. of or pertaining to the Frankish dynasty that reigned in France a.d. 751–987, first under Charlemagne, and in Germany until a.d. 911.
2. pertaining to or designating the arts, script, or culture of the Carolingian period, chiefly characterized by a revival of the forms of classical antiquity modified by ecclesiastical requirements: Carolingian renaissance.
–noun
3. a member of the Carolingian dynasty. Abbreviation: Carol.
Also, Carlovingian, Carolinian.

Origin:
1880–85; re-formation of earlier Carlovingian (conformed to ML Carolus Magnus Charlemagne) < F carlovingien, equiv. to ML Car(o)l(us) + F -ovingien, extracted from mérovingien Merovingian
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Car·o·lin·gian   (kār'ə-lĭn'jən, -jē-ən)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to the Frankish dynasty that was founded by Pepin the Short in 751 and that lasted until 987 in France and 911 in Germany.

  2. Of or relating to the Carolingian Renaissance.

n.  A member of the Carolingian dynasty.

[French Carolingien, alteration of Carlovingien, blend of Medieval Latin Carolus, Charles, and French Mérovingien, Merovingian.]
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Carolingian 
1881, "belonging to the dynasty founded by Carl the Great" (Fr. Charlemagne), from L. carolus "Charles;" properly Carlovingian (1781), from Fr. Carlovingien.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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