Carnac

American

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

noun

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

Carnac British

/ ˈkɑːnæk /

noun

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

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Carnacian

adjective

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Carnac

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

And all Johnny Carson had to do was keep that ridiculous Carnac the Magnificent hat from falling off!

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2019

Boxing Day is just another working day in France: we drove through light frost to Carnac, finding just one other couple at the ancient stones.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 2, 2017

I think it would be grievous to let this young clergyman go to Mullion’s, and really there is not another place in Carnac where a gentleman could lodge.

From The Vicar's People by George Manville Fenn

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