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Carlism

Carlism noun: a political movement in Spain that seeks the establishment of a separate line of the Bourbon family on the Spanish throne.

Noun

Carlism (uncountable)

  1. A political movement in Spain that seeks the establishment of a separate line of the Bourbon family on the Spanish throne.

Origin of Carlism

From Carlos (“Infante Carlos, Count of Molina”) + -ism.

Questions about Carlism

What does Carlism mean?
Carlism means a political movement in Spain that seeks the establishment of a separate line of the Bourbon family on the Spanish throne.
What part of speech is Carlism?
Carlism is a noun.

Words near Carlism in the dictionary

  1. carlish
  2. Carlisle
  3. Carlisle County
  4. Carlisle River
  5. Carlisle-Rockledge
  6. Carlism
  7. Carlist
  8. Carlist Wars
  9. Carlists
  10. carlito
  11. carlitos

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