US /kɑˈlin/ UK /ˈkɒliːn/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an Irish girl or young woman

    A bright-eyed colleen sang the old ballad at the fair.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an irish girl or young woman girllassmaidendamsel

Etymology

From Irish cailín ('girl'), diminutive of caile ('country woman, girl'). Borrowed into Hiberno-English in the 19th century.

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