berline

See also: Berlīne

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French berline.

Noun

berline (plural berlines)

1. (Quebec, automotive) A sedan-type car.
2. (historical) Alternative form of berlin (“type of carriage”)
   • 1970, History Today (volume 20, issues 1-6, page 388)

     The King usually set out at ten o'clock in the morning, riding in a berline drawn by eight horses and driven by a huge coachman and a light postilion.

Anagrams

• Brinlee

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French

Etymology

From Berlin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛʁ.lin/

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Noun

berline f (plural berlines)

1. (historical) berlin (four-wheeled carriage)
2. (automotive) a sedan or saloon car
3. a minecart, tub

Further reading

• “berline” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Noun

berline f

1. plural of berlina