Definition of carlisle Carlisle
/kɑˈɹlajˌl/ - [karlayl] - Car•lisle
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What does carlisle mean?
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carlisle
A frontier town of England, in the county of Cumberland, wherein for many ages a strong garrison was kept. Just below this town the famous Picts’ wall began, which crossed the whole island to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and here also ended the great Roman highway. The castle was destroyed by the Danes, 875, restored in 1092 by William II.; was the prison of Mary, queen of Scots, in 1568. Taken by the Parliamentary forces, in 1645, and by the young Pretender, November 15, 1745; retaken by the Duke of Cumberland, December 30, same year. The cathedral was almost ruined by Cromwell in 1648. -
carlisle
Capital of Cumberland Co., Pa. This town was shelled by the Confederates, July, 1863.
Wikipedia 
- Carlisle is a city in the north of England near the border with Scotland. It is the county town of Cumbria. Carlisle has a population of 71,773 people.
