| 释义 |
car·o·lin·ian
I. \|karə|linyən, -nēən also -er- or -lē-; chiefly substand kə(r)ˈl-\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Carolina, English colony from which No. and So. Carolina were formed, after Charles I (Carolus) died 1649 king of England + English -ian
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the state of No. Carolina or of So. Carolina or of both
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of No. Carolina or of So. Carolina or of both
3. : of, relating to, or being the part of the Upper Australian life zone that lies east of the 100th meridian, has a northern mean daily temperature of 71.6° F during the 6 hottest weeks and a similar southern mean daily temperature of 78.8° F, extends from southern New England to Georgia, and forms the humid division of the Upper Australian zone
4. [caroline (I) + -ian] : carolingian 1
5. [caroline (I) + -ian] : caroline
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: capitalized
: a native or resident of No. Carolina or So. Carolina
III. noun
(-s)
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Caroline (islands), archipelago in west Pacific + English -ian
1. : a native or inhabitant of the Caroline islands
2. : any or all of the closely related Micronesian languages spoken by the native inhabitants of the Caroline islands |