colleen
noun
an Irish girl.
colleen
1 American
[kol-een, ko-leen]
/ ˈkɒl in, kɒˈlin /
noun
Colleen
2
American
[kol-een, ko-leen]
/ ˈkɒl in, kɒˈlin /
noun
colleen
British
/ kɒˈliːn, ˈkɒliːn /
noun
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an Irish word for girl
-
an Irish girl
Etymology
Origin of colleen
1820–30; < Irish cailín, equivalent to caile girl, wench + -ín diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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District Judge Colleen McMahon handed down a 143-page opinion explaining exactly how illegal that was.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
CEO Colleen Keating attributed slower member growth to headwinds and paused a national Black Card price increase for review.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The case stems from interactions between Baldoni and Lively on the set of the film, an adaption of a best-selling Colleen Hoover novel.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
“We’re seeing the real-world economic impact of this program reach communities across the entire state,” Colleen Bell, director of the California Film Commission, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
But Colleen, his friend’s mother, used to say: Life is not fair.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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