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Carnegian

Carnegian adjective: of or pertaining to Andrew Carnegie or his legacy.

Adjective

Carnegian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Andrew Carnegie or his legacy.
    • It is due to Carnegian enterprise, more than to any other one cause, that the United States is now producing two-fifths of all the iron and steel in the world.1907, Herbert N. Casson, “An Estimate of Andrew Carnegie”, in The Independent, volume 62, page 848
    • It was not until the Carnegian sunburst of steel in the eighties that the day of millions dawned.1912, Isaac F. Marcosson, “The Millionaire Yield of Pittsburgh”, in Munsey's Magazine, volume 46, page 783

Origin of Carnegian

From Carnegie + -an

Questions about Carnegian

What does Carnegian mean?
Carnegian means of or pertaining to Andrew Carnegie or his legacy.
What part of speech is Carnegian?
Carnegian is an adjective.

Words near Carnegian in the dictionary

  1. Carneadean
  2. Carneal
  3. Carneals
  4. Carneau
  5. Carneaux
  6. Carnegian
  7. Carnegie
  8. Carnegie libraries
  9. Carnegie library
  10. Carnegie Unit
  11. Carnegie Units

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