Carina
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Carina may refer to:
- Carina (constellation)
- Carina Dwarf, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way
- Carinatae, a term within phylogenetic taxonomy referring to birds
- USS Carina (AK-74)
- Carina (anatomy), a ridge in the sagittal plane of the trachea where it splits into the two primary bronchi
- Carina (name)
- Carina (automobile), manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation.
- Carina (Air New Zealand), a flight reservations system used by Air New Zealand
- a Latinisation of Cairenn, said to be the mother of Niall of the Nine Hostages
- Carina, another name for the keel of a ship, or its entire hull.
- Carina, in architecture, was the name Ancient Romans gave for any building in the form of a ship.
- Carinae were weepers, or women hired, in Ancient Rome, to weep at funerals.
- Cyclone Carina in early 2006. Never came close to land.
- Carina, Queensland
- Carina Heights, Queensland
- Carina, Victoria
- Carina, Macedonia
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