Etymology

Caroline Islands

Today it means: A widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea, politically divided between the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau. Full definition →

Spanish Carolinas
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  1. Spanish · derived fromCarolinas
  2. English todayCaroline Islands

From Spanish Carolinas, after Charles II of Spain.

Words from the same roots

SpanishCarolinas all →

carolines

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