carolin
nounDefinition of carolin
1 : any of several coins issued under Swedish kings named Charles in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries
2 plural karolins or karolin \¦karə¦lēn \ [ German karolin, from New Latin carolinus, from Medieval Latin Carolus (after Charles Albert †1745 prince of Bavaria) + Latin -inus -ine ]
a(1) : an old gold coin of Bavaria first struck in the 18th century
(2) : any of several coins of Württemberg and other southern German states similar to the 18th century gold carolin of Bavaria
b : a unit of value equivalent to a German carolin half-carolin and ¹/₄-carolin coins
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