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CAROLEAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Carolean mean?
• CAROLEAN (adjective)
The adjective CAROLEAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
Familiarity information: CAROLEAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Carolean; Caroline
Pertainym:
Charles I (son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649))
Charles II (King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685))
Derivation:
Charles (son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649))
Charles (King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685))
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