Caroline

¹

[kar-uh-lahyn, -lin]

adjective

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

Caroline

²

[kar-uh-lin, -lahyn]

noun

1. a female given name.

Caroline

/ ˌkærəˈliːən, 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caroline¹

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

Example Sentences

When he plays those teenage singles like “Caroline,” he does so now from a fond distance, one that he can’t quite relate to even just a few years later.

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Caroline Clouston, who ran the village shop in Kyleakin and now chairs the local historical society, initially opposed plans for the bridge and later the tolls.

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"It was the best thing I have ever had done," Caroline says.

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Caroline Frost, TV editor of the Radio Times, reckons The Celebrity Traitors is on course to be "one of the biggest shows of the year".

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Caroline Clapper, who sits on both Hertfordshire County and Hertsmere Borough councils, said a by-election would incur "a significant and unnecessary cost to the taxpayer".

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