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Karolingian

Karolingian is the alternative spelling of Carolingian.

Meaning of Carolingian

Adjective

Carolingian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Carolings, the members of a Frankish dynasty, descended from Charles Martel, which arose from the Pippinid and Arnulfingian clans in the 7th century and ruled parts of western Europe until the 9th century, reaching its peak under Martel's grandson Charlemagne.
    • And thus the Empire was transferred from the Carolingian Family to the Saxons.1697, Samuel von Pufendorf, translated by Jodocus Crull, An Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe, London, page 281
  2. Being or relating to a style of minuscule script.

See all 3 meanings of Carolingian

Forms of Karolingian

pluralKarolingians

Origin of Karolingian

Karoling + -ian

Questions about Karolingian

What is Karolingian the alternative spelling of?
Karolingian is the alternative spelling of Carolingian.

Words near Karolingian in the dictionary

  1. karolin
  2. Karolina
  3. Karoline
  4. karoliner
  5. Karoling
  6. Karolingian
  7. Karolingians
  8. Karolings
  9. karolins
  10. Karon
  11. karonda

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Karolingian (page history and authors); Carolingian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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