Carolina

American  

[kar-uh-lahy-nuh, kah-raw-lee-nah] / ˌkær əˈlaɪ nə, ˌkɑ rɔˈli nɑ /

noun

1. a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.

2. North Carolina or South Carolina.

3. a city in northeast Puerto Rico, southeast of San Juan.

4. Also called the Carolinas.  North Carolina and South Carolina.

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Carolina British  

/ ˌkærəˈlaɪnə /

noun

1. a former English colony on the E coast of North America, first established in 1663: divided in 1729 into North and South Carolina, which are often referred to as the Carolinas

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Example Sentences

At least 920 people have been infected in South Carolina, and a similar number in Texas.

From Salon

Darnold, the third pick of the 2018 draft, endured tough times with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers before he spent a season as the backup for the San Francisco 49ers.

From Los Angeles Times

Seattle has its own upbeat arcs, none bigger than Sam Darnold, a former New York Jet, Carolina Panther, San Francisco Forty-Niner and Minnesota Viking who has at last found his way to the biggest game.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has reported from several other international locations in his career, including South Africa, New Zealand, Fiji and Hong Kong, and has also written for local newspapers in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia and South Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the downside, though, researchers at North Carolina State University report that avocados are radioactive.

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