Carlisle
pronunciation
How to pronounce Carlisle in British English:
UK [kɑ:ˈlail]
How to pronounce Carlisle in American English:
US [kɑrˈlaɪl, ˈkɑrˌlaɪl]
Word Origin
- Carlisle
- Carleol (c. 1100), earlier Lugovalio (4c.), from a Celtic proper name *Luguvalos. The Celtic cair "fortified town" was added in the Middle Ages.
Example
- 1. Rick carlisle hardly seemed to make a single mistake in the playoffs .
- 2. In fact , they are a pair of the nba 's top-five players , according to carlisle : lebron james and dwyane wade .
- 3. The last reported sighting of the 32nd regiment occurred in january , when a number of carlisle locals claimed to have seen the redcoats loitering in or around their backyards .
- 4. Earlier this week I visited gettysburg in the company of about twenty new faculty members at the u.s. army war college , located at carlisle , pennsylvania .
- 5. But his claim for 6d ( about 1 today ) spent on a cup of tea in the station buffet at carlisle was rejected : not a reimbursable expense .