Carmen
1a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “song.”
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an opera (1875) by Georges Bizet.
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How to use Carmen in a sentence
After all, having the question “Where in the world is” attached to her name was a good career move for Carmen Sandiego.
The contest for city attorney will feature the incumbent, Carmen Trutanich, against assemblyman and former councilman Mike Feuer.
Advocates of austerity cited a powerful study by two acclaimed economists, Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff.
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For much of her life Carmen Weinstein fought the pernicious misperception that there were no Jews left in Egypt.
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Glasgow people wear Carmen's boots, strongly fastened on with leather laces.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellMy brother was never so completely carried away by any modern composition as by Carmen.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyTo smooth her down Carmen gave her a couple of oranges and a handful of sugar-plums, and let her have a taste of wine.
Carmen | Prosper MerimeeOpposite the wounded woman, whom the best-natured of the band were attending, I saw Carmen, held by five or six of her comrades.
Carmen | Prosper MerimeeCarmen has wheedled the surgeon of the presidio to such good purpose that she has managed to get her rom out of prison.
Carmen | Prosper Merimee
Cultural definitions for Carmen
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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