Standard Lemma guide

Caroline

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Boston, New-York-City, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-US: /ˈkæɹ.əˌlaɪn/
  • General-American: /ˈkɛɹ.əˌlaɪn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Boston, New-York-City, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-US: /ˈkæɹ.əˌlɪn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.ɹəˌlaɪn/
  • CMU ARPABET: K EH1 R AH0 L AY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Synonym of Carolean (“relating to the time of Kings Charles I and II of England or Charles III of the United Kingdom, or of the kings themselves”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Carolean

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of Carolean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Carolean

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An old silver coin of Italy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Carolean

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin Carolus + -ine.

Borrowed in the 17th century from the French form of Carolina, feminine derivative of Carolus, the Latin equivalent of Charles, which came from Middle High German Karl.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡羅琳 /卡罗琳 (Kǎluólín) — female given name
  • Czech: Karolína — female given name
  • Danish: Caroline — female given name
  • Estonian: Karoliina — female given name
  • Finnish: Karoliina — female given name
  • French: Caroline — female given name
  • Galician: Carolina — female given name
  • German: Caroline — female given name
  • Greenlandic: Kaluliit — female given name
  • Hawaiian: Kealalaina — female given name
  • Italian: Carolina — female given name
  • Latin: carola — female given name
  • Māori: Kararaina — female given name
  • Norwegian: Karoline — female given name
  • Polish: Karolina — female given name
  • Portuguese: Carolina — female given name
  • Russian: Каролина (Karolina) — female given name
  • Slovak: Karolína — female given name
  • Spanish: Carolina — female given name
  • Swedish: Karolina — female given name
Real reading context

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