clementine

¹

[ klem-uhn-tahyn, -teen ]

noun

1. a small, sweet variety of tangerine with orange-red skin.

Clementine

²

[ klem-uhn-tahyn, -teen; French kle-mahn-teen ]

noun

1. a female given name: derived from Clement.

clementine

/ -ˌtaɪn; ˈklɛmənˌtiːn /

noun

1. a citrus fruit thought to be either a variety of tangerine or a hybrid between a tangerine and sweet orange

“Clementine”

1. An American folksong ( see folk music ). Its refrain is:

   Oh my darling, oh my darling,

   Oh my darling Clementine!

   You are lost and gone forever,

   Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

   ( See also forty-niners .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of clementine¹

< French clémentine (1902), said to be named after a Father Clément, who developed the fruit near Oran; -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of clementine¹

C20: from French clémentine, perhaps from the female Christian name

Example Sentences

Clementine Nkweta-Salami's comments came after an activist group said that at least 124 people were killed by the RSF in attacks on villagers over the past week.

From BBC

Several characters, such as Benjamin Clementine’s air-raid warden Ife, are based on real figures.

From Los Angeles Times

The film will launch this year's London Film Festival on Wednesday evening, when Ronan and her co-stars including Stephen Graham and Benjamin Clementine are expected to walk the red carpet at the Royal Festival Hall.

From BBC

Clementine Brown, a British expat in Beirut and co-director of an organisation helping young people with tech skills, told BBC News she heard the sound of a bomb around midnight and although she was in an area of the city considered safe, she did not feel safe.

From BBC

The UN Resident and Humanitarian Co-ordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, has called for a comprehensive and transparent investigation to uncover the circumstances of the Wad al-Nourah attack.

From BBC