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Meaning of Carina | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/kəˈɹiːnə/

Definitions

  1. A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
  2. A female given name from Latin occasionally used in English.
  3. A locality in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia
  4. A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
  5. Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.
  6. The keel of the glume of grasses.
  7. The principal nerve of a sepal.
  8. The keel of the breastbone of birds.
  9. Any of several features that have a projecting central ridge.

Equivalents

Deutsch Schiffskiel
Español Carina
Suomi Köli
Français carène
Bahasa Indonesia Karina
Polski Karina kil
Português Carina quilha
Русский киль

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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