Definition of carolin
plural carolins
\-nz\
or caroliner
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
