colin

¹ American  

[kol-in] / ˈkɒl ɪn /

noun

1. any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.

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Colin ² American  

[kol-in, koh-lin, kaw-lan, koh-lin, -leen] / ˈkɒl ɪn, ˈkoʊ lɪn, kɔˈlɛ̃, ˈkoʊ lɪn, -lin /

noun

1. a male given name.

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Etymology

Origin of colin

1620–30; < Mexican Spanish colín, perhaps < Nahuatl zōlin, through misreading of the older spelling çolin

Example Sentences

Her home is a shrine to Regency England; a life-size cutout of actor Colin Firth—from what many consider the best of the many renditions of “Pride & Prejudice”—stands watch over her much-ruffled bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wars are judged by how they end, not how they begin, said Colin Kahl, a former undersecretary of defense from 2021 to 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal

PHW has highlighted the work of farmers such as Colin Evans, who has run Cantref Farm near Brecon, Powys, for 20 years and said visiting farms was a "vital part" of education for children.

From BBC

He inserted a clause which stated: "I give all my gag books, specifically the two loose-leaf handwritten files and the eight loose-leaf typewritten files in their pilot cases, and all the copyright therein, free of inheritance tax, to Colin Edmonds."

From BBC

MSPs like Pam Duncan-Glancy, Colin Smyth, Foysol Choudhury and John Mason have had their party whip removed and won't return to Holyrood.

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