Carolinian

¹

[kar-uh-lin-ee-uhn]

adjective

1. of or relating to North Carolina or South Carolina or both.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of North Carolina or of South Carolina.

Carolinian

²

[kar-uh-lin-ee-uhn]

adjective

1. Carolingian.

2. Caroline.

noun

1. Carolingian.

Carolinian

¹

/ ˌkærəˈlɪnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to North or South Carolina

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of North or South Carolina

Carolinian

²

/ ˌkærəˈlɪnɪən /

adjective

1. a variant of Caroline Carolingian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carolinian¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; Carolin(a) + -ian

Origin of Carolinian²

< Medieval Latin Carolīn(us) Carolin(e) ¹ + -ian

Example Sentences

After Britain offered freedom to those slaves who joined the British army, a South Carolinian aide to Gen. George Washington suggested raising “an all-black regiment” of 3,000 enslaved African-Americans to help defend Charleston.

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But voters like Heling and voting rights organizations fear that the lawsuit will once again threaten to disenfranchise North Carolinians, whose 2024 ballots just survived the state’s Supreme Court election challenge.

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As the litigation proceeded, the number of votes challenged was reduced to about 1,600 North Carolinians, but a federal judge ultimately ruled earlier this month that none of their votes could be discounted.

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If the courts allow Judge Griffin’s attempts to throw out the votes of tens of thousands of North Carolinians, they will undermine trust in North Carolina’s elections and trust in the courts.

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The high court's failure to take up the case, she argued, harms both the involved parties and North Carolinian voters.

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