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carrick

name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K EH1 R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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Meaning 1

A surname from Irish.

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Meaning 2

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Meaning 3

A census-designated place in Siskiyou County, California, United States.

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Meaning 4

A former local government district of Cornwall, England, named after the fjord-like Carrick Roads estuary; it was abolished on 31 March 2009.

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Meaning 5

A rocky coastal district now in in South Ayrshire, Scotland and part of the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Scottish Parliament constituency and the eponymous UK Parliament constituency.

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Meaning 6

A locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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Meaning 7

A locality in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

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Meaning 8

A Scottish earldom bestowed on the heir apparent to the reigning monarchs first of Scotland (since Robert the Bruce in 1292) and later of the United Kingdom.

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noun

Meaning 9

Alternative spelling of carrack.

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Usage: alt-of, alternative

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noun

Meaning 10

A greatcoat.

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History

Etymology

Anglicised version of Irish carraig, Scottish Gaelic carraig or Cornish karrek, all meaning rock. Doublet of Craig.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: palto — (nonce word) greatcoat
  • Polish: szynel — (nonce word) greatcoat
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