Carolina
Americannoun
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a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
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a city in northeast Puerto Rico, southeast of San Juan.
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Also called the Carolinas. North Carolina and South Carolina.
noun
Example Sentences
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He told reporters at a G20 meeting in North Carolina that a turning point in the pressure campaign could come "within weeks or months".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
From there Fery travelled to North Carolina, where he finished runner-up at the ATP 250 event in Winston-Salem.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
G20 finance officials meet later Monday in Asheville, North Carolina.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“The law in North Carolina is clear: A person may be guilty of a crime, although he or she personally does not do any of the acts necessary to constitute the crime,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
In response, slavery proponents in South Carolina made huge public bonfires and burned the abolitionist mailings of the Grimkés and others.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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