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CAROLINGIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Carolingian dynasty

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 father

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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