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    CAROLINGIAN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A member of the Carolingian dynastyplay

    Synonyms:

    Carlovingian; Carolingian

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Carolingian" is a kind of...):

    crowned head; monarch; sovereign (a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right)

    Instance hyponyms:

    Carolus; Charlemagne; Charles; Charles I; Charles the Great (king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814))

    Pepin; Pepin III; Pepin the Short (king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768))

    Holonyms ("Carolingian" is a member of...):

    Carlovingian dynasty; Carolingian dynasty (a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's fatherplay

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    Carlovingian dynasty; Carolingian dynasty (a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987)

    Derivation:

    Charles (king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814))

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