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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Two other Republicans who had threatened Blanche’s nomination, Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, ultimately voted to confirm him after extracting concessions.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
One House Republican—North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards—dropped his reelection bid this week under a growing cloud of scandal.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Serving Western North Carolina has been the honor of my life,” he wrote on X. “Thank you for your trust, prayers, and support. God bless WNC and America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Jamie Crumley owns one of the remaining smaller meatpackers - Harpley's Meatpacking in central North Carolina.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The underlying assumption of this position was most openly acknowledged by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina—namely, that “South Carolina and Georgia cannot do without slaves.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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