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Caroline definition
Caro·line (kar′ə lin; also, and for adj., usually, -līn′)
noun
a feminine name: dim. Carol, Carrie; var. Carolyn
Etymology: Ger & Fr < It Carolina, fem. < ML Carolus, Charles
adjective
of Charles I or Charles II of England, or the period in which they lived
also Carolean Car′o·le′an (-lē′ən)
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