Standard Lemma guide

clementine

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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  • /ˈklɛməntaɪn/
  • /ˈklɛməntiːn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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.

1

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A female given name from Latin; feminine of Clement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tangor

4

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

5

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clementine tree

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulata

History

Etymology

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
  • Hindi: माल्टा (mālṭā) — citrus fruit
  • Icelandic: klementína — citrus fruit
  • Italian: mandarancio — citrus fruit
  • Italian: clementina — citrus fruit
  • Italian: clementino — citrus fruit
  • Japanese: クレメンタイン (kurementain) — citrus fruit
  • Korean: 클레멘타인 (keullementain) — citrus fruit
  • Latvian: klementīns — citrus fruit
  • Maltese: klementina — citrus fruit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: klementin — citrus fruit
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: klementin — citrus fruit
  • Polish: klementynka — citrus fruit
  • Portuguese: clementina — citrus fruit
  • Romanian: clementină — citrus fruit
  • Russian: клементи́н (klementín) — citrus fruit
  • Slovak: klementínka — citrus fruit
  • Spanish: clementina — citrus fruit
  • Swedish: clementin — citrus fruit
  • Swedish: klementin — citrus fruit
  • Tagalog: kiat-kiat — citrus fruit
  • Tagalog: kyat-kyat — citrus fruit
  • Turkish: klemantin — citrus fruit
  • Urdu: مالٹا (mālṭā) — citrus fruit
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