Carina

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Carina may refer to:

Places

People

• Carina (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
• Carina, a pet form of the given name Cara
• Carina, a Latinization of Cairenn, said to be the mother of Niall of the Nine Hostages

Anatomy

• Keel (bird anatomy), or carina, an extension of the sternum in some birds
• Carina of trachea, the point at which the trachea branches to form the two mainstem bronchi
• Carinae, in dinosaur anatomy, enameled ridges on the cutting edges of the teeth

Astronomy

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

Arts, entertainment, and media

• "Carina" (Corrado Lojacono song), a 1958 song covered by Sophia Loren, Dean Martin and Cliff Richard
• "Carina" (Larz-Kristerz song), a 2008 song by Swedish band Larz-Kristerz
• Carina Press, the digital-only publishing house from Harlequin Enterprises
• Carina (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Other uses

• Carina, a Latin word for the keel of a ship or for its entire hull
• Cariña, a variant of Carib language
• Carina Rugby League Football Club
• List of storms named Carina, various tropical cyclones
• Toyota Carina, an automobile
• USS Carina (AK-74), a 1942 United States Navy cargo ship used in World War II
• Sailing yacht Carina, which disappeared off the Dublin coast in 1944
• Sailing yacht Carina II, which won the 1955 and 1957 Fastnet Races skippered by USA sailor Richard Nye
• Alternative spelling of the title of nobility, Tsarina

See also

• Cairina, a genus of duck
• Carinae, an area of ancient Rome
• Carine (disambiguation)
• Karina (disambiguation)

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