Carmen

¹ American  

[kahr-muhn, kahr-men] / ˈkɑr mən, ˈkɑr mɛn /

noun

1. Ciudad del Carmen.

2. a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “song.”

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Carmen ² American  

[kahr-muhn, kar-men] / ˈkɑr mən, karˈmɛn /

noun

1. an opera (1875) by Georges Bizet.

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Carmen Cultural  

1. One of the most popular of operas, composed by Georges Bizet, and first produced in the late nineteenth century. The title character is known for manipulating men. One of her victims, a Spanish soldier, arranges for her to escape from jail, but she later abandons him for a bullfighter, and he stabs her. The pieces “Habanera” and “Toreador Song” are well-known excerpts from Carmen.

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Carmen

“The whole beach is gone,” said Carmen Vaudry, 58, describing how the sand used to sit just below the boardwalk in front of her home, but now appears to have dropped several feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Former Ohio State undergraduate Carmen Pape was also a co-author.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Carmen Berni, an 86-year-old retired English teacher from Zaragoza,was driven to the top of the mountain by her niece.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Carmen Schober, the profile’s author, ignored the way members of Schmidt’s online forum, Skinni Société, commiserated about their hair loss and inability to stand without getting dizzy.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Carmen stepped back and stared at the ugly tank, as if she was seeing it for the first time.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis