Carina

Carina may refer to:

• Carina, a given name in Portugal and some other countries. It is a pet form of Cara, which can mean either "beloved" in Italian or "friend" in the Irish language

Locations

Carina is the name of the towns or villages:

• Carina, Queensland
• Carina Heights, Queensland
• Carina, Victoria, Australia
• Carina (Osečina), Serbia

In astronomy

• Carina (constellation)
• Carina Dwarf, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way
• Carina Nebula (NGC 3372)

In zoology

• Carina is the scientific name for the large keel on the breastbone in birds.

In anatomy

• Carina of trachea, is the point at which the trachea branches to form the two mainstem bronchi.

Others

• USS Carina (AK-74), a United States Navy cargo ship used in World War II
• Toyota Carina, an automobile manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation
• Carina, a flight reservations system used by Air New Zealand
• Carina, a Latinization of Cairenn, said to be the mother of Niall of the Nine Hostages
• "Carina" is a song by Swedish band Larz-Kristerz
• "Carina" is also a song by English R&B and soul musician James Hunter
• Carina, a Latin word for the keel of a ship or for its entire hull
• Carina, in the architecture of ancient Rome, the name given to any building in the form of a ship
• Carinae, or weepers, women hired in Ancient Rome to weep at funerals
• Cyclone Carina in the 2005–06 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
• Carina Press, the digital-only publishing house from Harlequin Enterprises
• Carina, a fully implantable hearing aid to treat hearing loss manufactured by Otologics, LLC
• Carina Benninga, Dutch Olympic field hockey champion

See also

• Karina (disambiguation), an alernate spelling of Carina
• Carine (given name)

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