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Elizabeth City

American  

noun

  1. a city in NE North Carolina.


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Auditors emphasized the $32.99 stuffed flounder eight city employees ordered at a restaurant 30 miles from Elizabeth City.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The brothers are from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, a small farming town in the Outer Banks about an hour south of Norfolk, Virginia.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023

But ultimately she opted not to apply, and decided on Elizabeth City State University, a small North Carolina H.B.C.U.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2022

A Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched from Elizabeth City as well as a motor lifeboat to the scene, a spokesperson said.

From Fox News • Mar. 30, 2022

The names of the four corporations, Charles City, Henrico, James City and Elizabeth City were kept for four of the newly created counties, but their areas were lessened.

From How Justice Grew: Virginia Counties, An Abstract of Their Formation by Hiden, Martha Woodroof

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