South Carolina

American  

noun

1. a state in the southeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 square miles (80,430 square kilometers). Columbia. SC (for use with zip code), S.C.

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South Carolina British  

noun

1. Abbreviation and zip code: SC.  a state of the southeastern US, on the Atlantic: the first state to secede from the Union in 1860; consists largely of low-lying coastal plains, rising in the northwest to the Blue Ridge Mountains; the largest US textile producer. Capital: Columbia. Pop: 4 147 152 (2003 est). Area: 78 282 sq km (30 225 sq miles)

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South Carolina Cultural  

1. State in the southeastern United States, bordered by North Carolina to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and Georgia to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is Columbia.

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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• South Carolinian adjective

Example Sentences

Experts, including two elected South Carolina coroners, said Spivey’s body appeared to have been illegally mishandled.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are ranked fourth in both the Associated Press and coaches polls behind Connecticut, Texas and South Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times

A major wave of repeals took place in 1985, when Minnesota, South Carolina, and Texas eliminated their blue laws.

From Science Daily

Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.

From Salon

Davidson missed her first five shots and managed to make only three of 13 overall, scoring 10 points, her lowest output since USC’s loss to South Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times