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North Carolinian

British

/ ˌkærəˈlɪnɪən /

adjective

of or relating to North Carolina or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

a native or inhabitant of North Carolina

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He should have some idea of hard times — Harden is a ninth-generation North Carolinian farmer, his family having been in Bertie County since 1771.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

The smiley, huggy Vrabel is the sports dad we all wanted, and North Carolinian Maye actually has some of that early-Brady stardust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

There are still troubling signs for North Carolinian democracy.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2024

Lara Trump, a fellow North Carolinian, was tapped to be Whatley’s No. 2.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

This is Cape Fear Pier, one of the North Carolinian ports used in the transatlantic slave trade.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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