adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈklɛməntaɪn/
/ˈklɛməntiːn/
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CMU ARPABET:K L EH1 M AH0 N T AY2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:K L EH1 M AH0 N T IY2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to Clement, especially to Pope Clement I and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V and his compilations of canon law, or to the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate (commonly called the Clementine Vulgate).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
Meaning 2
A female given name from Latin; feminine of Clement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: tangor
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noun
Meaning 4
a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mandarin, mandarin orange
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noun
Meaning 5
a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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From Latin clēmentīnus, from Late Latin Clēmens (“Clement”) (genitive Clēmentis) + -īnus (“of or pertaining to”), from clēmens (“merciful”). By surface analysis, Clement + -ine (adjectival suffix).
From French Clémentine, from Latin Clēmentīna, from Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), from clēmens (“merciful”). By surface analysis, Clement + -ine (feminine suffix). Doublet of Clementina.
Etymology tree French Clément Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-eh2 Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine French clémentinebor. English clementine From French clémentine, from Clément + -ine, named after French missionary Clément Rodier (1839–1904), who is said to have first bred it. By surface analysis, Clement + -ine.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كَلِيمُونْتِين
(kalimuntīn)
— citrus fruit
Arabic:
كلامنتينة
(kalamantina)
— citrus fruit
Arabic:
يوستفندية
(yustafandiya)
— citrus fruit
Basque:
klementina
— citrus fruit
Catalan:
clementina
— citrus fruit
Chinese Mandarin:
小柑橘
(xiǎogānjú)
— citrus fruit
Czech:
klementinka
— citrus fruit
Danish:
klementin
— citrus fruit
East Frisian Low German:
kleementîin
— citrus fruit
Esperanto:
klementino
— citrus fruit
Estonian:
klementiin
— citrus fruit
Faroese:
klementina
— citrus fruit
Finnish:
klementiini
— citrus fruit
French:
clémentine
— citrus fruit
Galician:
clementina
— citrus fruit
German:
Clementine
— citrus fruit
Gujarati:
નારંગી
(nāraṅgī)
— citrus fruit
Hebrew:
קְלֵמֶנְטִינָה
(klementína)
— citrus fruit