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colleen

1

[ kol-een, ko-leen ]

noun

  1. an Irish girl.


Colleen

2

[ kol-een, ko-leen ]

noun

  1. a female given name: from an Irish word meaning “girl.”

colleen

/ kɒˈliːn; ˈkɒliːn /

noun

  1. See girl
    an Irish word for girl
  2. an Irish girl


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Word History and Origins

Origin of colleen1

1820–30; < Irish cailín, equivalent to caile girl, wench + -ín diminutive suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of colleen1

C19: from Irish Gaelic cailín a girl, a young unmarried woman

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Example Sentences

This past summer, Colleen LaRose, known by her self-anointed handle ‘Jihad Jane’, was sentenced to ten years in prison.

No one can understand how you feel when you visit Colleen and the kids.

His wife, Colleen, had been rinsing plates at the sink and putting them in the dishwasher.

Since then Colleen Howe hasn't missed more than four or five home games.

“They tell me the buses don't run here after 4:30,” Colleen said to him.

The Colleen Bawn is a tissue of improbabilities and extravagances.

Colleen, you've the wisdom of the ages in your head right now.

That last––the thought that our skipper or the vessel might get mixed up in it––kept us aboard the Colleen Bawn.

The Colleen left her behind, and she at last drew off after bunching a few farewell shots.

The Colleen was pretty well inshore then, and yet safe outside the three-mile limit in our judgment.

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