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adj
Of, or relating to Caria, or its people, language or culture.
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Usage: not-comparable
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name
An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian subgroup.
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noun
A native or inhabitant of ancient Caria.
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noun
Obsolete form of Karen (“member of ethnic group of southeast Asia”).
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Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Κᾱ́ρ (Kā́r) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā)bor. English Caria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Carian From Caria + -an.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
