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Cat-a-li-na · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A female given name, the Spanish form of Catherine.

  2. 2.

    Santa Catalina Island, an island off the coast of Southern California.

  3. 3.

    A type of amphibious aircraft (Consolidated PBY Catalina).

Related words

See also: catherine, island, katherine

Etymology

Spanish form of Catherine, from Greek Aikaterine, possibly meaning "pure." The island was named by Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino in 1602 after Saint Catherine of Alexandria.