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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Volans and Vela that contains the star Canopus.

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  • proper noun astronomy A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
  • proper noun A female given name occasionally used in English.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin carīna, keel; see carina.]

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Name of a fourth century martyr, feminine of Latin carinus, derivative of carus "beloved"; also a latinization of Karina and Karin (= Catherine) in northern Europe.

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