noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɑː.biːn/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɑː.baɪ̯n/
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General-American:/ˈkɑɹ.bin/
General-American:/ˈkɑɹ.baɪ̯n/
rhymes with -iːn
rhymes with -aɪn
homophone: carbene (one pronunciation)
CMU ARPABET:K AA1 R B AY2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A rifle with a short barrel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
light automatic rifle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rifle
History
Etymology
Ca. 1600, from French carabine. Doublet of carabine.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
կարաբին
(karabin)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Catalan:
carrabina
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Catalan:
carabina
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Chinese Mandarin:
卡賓槍 /卡宾枪
(kǎbīnqiāng)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Czech:
karabina
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Dutch:
karabijn
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Finnish:
karbiini
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
French:
carabine
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Georgian:
კარაბინი
(ḳarabini)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Georgian:
დამბაჩა
(dambača)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
German:
Karabiner
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Greek:
καραμπίνα
(karampína)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Hungarian:
karabély
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Indonesian:
karabin
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Indonesian:
terkul
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Italian:
carabina
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Japanese:
カービン
(kābin)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Japanese:
騎兵銃
(kiheijū)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Japanese:
騎銃
(kijū)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Korean:
카빈총
(kabinchong)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Korean:
카빈
(kabin)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Latin:
carabina
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Macedonian:
карабин
(karabin)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Macedonian:
карабинка
(karabinka)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Māori:
pū poto
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Marathi:
कार्बाइन
(kārbāin)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Polish:
karabinek
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Portuguese:
carabina
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Romanian:
carabină
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Russian:
караби́н
(karabín)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Spanish:
carabina
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Swedish:
karbin
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Tagalog:
karbin
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Tagalog:
karabina
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Tatar:
карабин
(qarabin)
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length
Turkish:
karabina
— weapon similar to a rifle but much shorter in length