Carolinian
1 Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Carolinian1
First recorded in 1695–1705; Carolin(a) + -ian
Origin of Carolinian2
< Medieval Latin Carolīn(us) Carolin(e) 1 + -ian
Example Sentences
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Endawnson Nungo, 56, a South Carolinian in the railroad industry, told AFP "we've cut back a lot" due to beef prices.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
“I still love that accent. “I love ‘bo,’” he said of the South Carolinian equivalent of “mate.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
The South Carolinian, currently the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, is also expected to become committee chairman in the next Congress following the electoral defeat of the current chairman, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024
I am told by Will that I should not fear Carolinian numbers so much as Virginian sharpshooters, who, armed with rifles, can far outreach the musket in range and fatal accuracy.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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