Caroline

¹ American  

[kar-uh-lahyn, -lin] / ˈkær əˌlaɪn, -lɪn /

adjective

1. of or relating to Charles, especially Charles I and Charles II of England or their times.

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Caroline ² American  

[kar-uh-lin, -lahyn] / ˈkær ə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /

noun

1. a female given name.

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Caroline British  

/ ˈkærəˌlaɪn /

adjective

1. Also called: Carolinian. characteristic of or relating to Charles I or Charles II, kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the society over which they ruled, or their government

2. of or relating to any other king called Charles

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Etymology

Origin of Caroline

1645–55; < Medieval Latin Carolīnus, equivalent to Carol(us) Charles + -īnus -ine ¹ ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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Caroline

One, Caroline Aguirre, filed a police report alleging Gonzales-Torres thrust a finger into her face at a meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“As a director, I thought: What horror movies do is provoke that fear in you,” said Caroline Reck, who also co-wrote the play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Caroline, Abrahams, the charity director at Age UK, said the report was "devastating".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Caroline sees it differently: The client, in her view, changed her priorities during the project and grew frustrated with new, unrealistic expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

He blames Caroline for starting it, even though the raising of the issue was the fault of his maternal grandmother.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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