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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Is that enough to hold off a Carolina team coming off a 34-3 stomping of Atlanta?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Step on a farm and “there’s a good chance if it’s got a motor, it’s running on diesel,” said Jeffrey Dorfman, an agricultural and resource economist at North Carolina State University.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The lawsuit, filed in South Carolina state court on Thursday by Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Co. and Southern Atlantic Re, comes days after state Insurance Director Michael Wise petitioned to place both companies into rehabilitation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Other deaths have occurred in North Carolina and Georgia, states with bans less restrictive than Texas’.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
The clearest statement of their concerns came from Pierce Butler and John Rutledge of South Carolina.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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