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.”

---

Carmen ² American  

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

noun

1. an opera (1875) by Georges Bizet.

---

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.

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Carmen

Javier Barrio, whose wife Carmen de Santana had caught the train as one of her final work-related trips before her retirement, said "we are doing what we can, crying."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

María del Carmen Abascal became the face of that crisis last month, when she was evicted from her flat in Madrid after a court order.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Carmen Balber, executive director of Consumer Watchdog, a Los Angeles advocacy group that co-sponsored both bills, disputed Newsom’s reasoning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Carmen realized he must work for the company that owned the tank.

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

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---