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Carniola

/kɑɹniˈoʊlə/

Carniola proper noun: a historical region of the Holy Roman and Austrian empires that comprised parts of what is now Slovenia.

Proper noun

Carniola

  1. (historical) A historical region of the Holy Roman and Austrian empires that comprised parts of what is now Slovenia.
    • Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons...1759, George Sale et al., “The Modern Part of an Universal History”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2

Origin of Carniola

From Medieval Latin Carniola, probably a diminutive or derivative built on Carnia (“land of the Carni”), from the ancient pre-Roman tribe, the Carni.

Words formed from Carniola

  • Inner Carniola
  • Lower Carniola
  • Upper Carniola

Words that rhyme with Carniola

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Questions about Carniola

What does Carniola mean?
Carniola means a historical region of the Holy Roman and Austrian empires that comprised parts of what is now Slovenia.
What part of speech is Carniola?
Carniola is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Carniola?
Carniola is pronounced /kɑɹniˈoʊlə/.

Words near Carniola in the dictionary

  1. carnified
  2. carnifies
  3. carnify
  4. carnifying
  5. carnin
  6. Carniola
  7. Carniolan
  8. Carniolan honeybee
  9. Carniolan honeybees
  10. Carniolans
  11. carnism

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