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colin

1

[kol-in]

noun

  1. any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.



Colin

2

[kol-in, koh-lin, kaw-lan, koh-lin, -leen]

noun

  1. a male given name.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of colin1

1620–30; < Mexican Spanish DZí, perhaps < Nahuatl ō, through misreading of the older spelling çDZ
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Example Sentences

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In March, police also confirmed that Sturgeon and former SNP treasurer Colin Beattie were no longer under investigation in the probe.

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"You can see the majority of the masts that have been burned have been in the Colin area, I would hope that this is a small minority of individuals."

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Lotus was founded in the early 1950s by engineer Colin Chapman and moved to its Norfolk base at Hethel in the 1960s.

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"She's not on trial for lying," defence lawyer Colin Mandy SC, "this is not a court of moral judgment".

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Rodrigo confessed her love of British culture throughout, including Marks and Spencer's Colin the Caterpillar and also admitted she'd got through "three sticky toffee puddings" since arriving on Worthy Farm.

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