Car|o|lin|gi|an

Car|o|lin|gi|an
Car|o|lin|gi|an «KAR uh LIHN jee uhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of or having to do with the second Frankish dynasty. It ruled in France from A.D. 751 to 987, in Germany from 751 to 911, and in Italy from 774 to 887.
–n.
a member or one of the sovereigns of the Carolingian family or dynasty. Charlemagne was a Carolingian. Also, Carlovingian, Carolinian.
╂[< Medieval Latin Carolus Charles + Germanic -ing descendant of + English -ian]

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