Carolina

[kar-uh-lahy-nuh, kah-raw-lee-nah]

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.

Carolina

/ 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

Example Sentences

The turning point for Yesavage came two years ago, when he was a sophomore at East Carolina.

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The college senior at the University of North Carolina prioritizes putting money into her Roth IRA and buying steadier picks like SPY, an ETF that tracks the S&P 500.

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From the serene coastlines of the Carolinas to the peaks of the Appalachian Mountains, this part of the country offers a variety of landscapes and lifestyles.

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The company announced this month it would expand its distribution to stores on the East Coast in states including New York, Connecticut and North Carolina.

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“Us parents were very worried because we didn’t know what was happening,” Carolina Garcia told the local paper in Spanish.

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