Carnac

American  

[kahr-nak, kar-nak] / ˈkɑr næk, karˈnak /

noun

1. a commune in SW Morbihan, in NW France, SE of Lorient: megalithic monuments. 3681.

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Carnac British  

/ ˈkɑːnæk /

noun

1. a village in NW France: noted for its many megalithic monuments, including alignments of stone menhirs

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Other Word Forms

• Carnacian adjective

Example Sentences

Anyway, when the Capitals and the Rangers met again on Wednesday, with Wilson still allowed on the ice, one didn't have to be Carnac the Magnificent to figure out what would happen next.

From Fox News • May 6, 2021

Anyway, when the Capitals and the Rangers met again on Wednesday, with Wilson still allowed on the ice, one didn’t have to be Carnac the Magnificent to figure out what would happen next.

From Washington Times • May 6, 2021

Carson also developed a number of memorable characters, including Aunt Blabby, Carnac the Magnificent, Floyd R. Turbo and Art Fern.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2017

David Letterman’s top ten lists; Arsenio Hall’s woofing, fist-pumping audience; Johnny Carson’s Carnac the Magnificent: These are the elements that end up serving as shorthand for a show’s governing sensibility.

From Slate • May 10, 2015

“That there be,” cried Pengelly; “I’m sure Wheal Carnac would pay, sir; I always believed it; and old Prawle there at the Cove, though he’s close, he knows it’s a good pit.”

From The Vicar's People by Fenn, George Manville