Meaning of Clarence | Babel Free
ˈklæɹənsDefinitions
- A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.
- A ducal title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British royal families
- An English surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
- A place in Australia:
- A locality in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.
- A local government area in the Greater Hobart area of south-east Tasmania, Australia, named after the Duke of Clarence and a ship with that name; in full, the City of Clarence.
- A settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand, near the mouth of the Clarence River.
- A place in Canada:
- A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
- A community and former township in the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Button Township, Ford County, Illinois.
- A city in Cedar County, Iowa.
- A township in Barton County, Kansas.
- A village in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
- A township in Calhoun County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Shelby County, Missouri.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Erie County, New York.
- A census-designated place in Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
- A ghost town in the town of Spring Grove, Green County, Wisconsin.
- A name given to several rivers, including one in France and others in countries settled by the British.
- A river in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France, a tributary of the Lys.
- A river in the Northern Rivers region, New South Wales, Australia, which discharges into the Coral Sea, named after the Duke of Clarence,
- A river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at Clarence.
Examples
“Warwick. Richard, I will create thee Duke of Gloucester; And George, of Clarence; Warwick, as ourself, Shall do and undo as him pleaseth best. Richard. Let me be Duke of Clarence, George of Gloucester, For Gloucester's dukedom is too ominous.”
“There is one of the novels of Miss Edgeworth - we forget which - in which a gentleman of the name of Harvey figures as a hero. Harvey! Only fancy John, Peter, or William Harvey as the hero of a novel! But Miss Edgeworth was too well acquaintanced with the philosophy of names to commit such a blunder: she made the individual Clarence Harvey, and the name has never to this day been objected to even among the female teens.”
“Got rather a silly name. Like a hotel. You know, the Royal Clarence. That's his name. Clarence."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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