North Carolina

American  

noun

1. a state in the southeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 square miles (136,198 square kilometers). Raleigh. NC (for use with zip code), N.C.

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North Carolina British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N.C..   NC.  a state of the southeastern US, on the Atlantic: consists of a coastal plain rising to the Piedmont Plateau and the Appalachian Mountains in the west. Capital: Raleigh. Pop: 8 407 248 (2003 est). Area: 126 387 sq km (48 798 sq miles)

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North Carolina Cultural  

1. State in the southeastern United States bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina and Georgia to the south, and Tennessee to the west. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte.

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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• North Carolinian
  adjective

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North Carolina

A 2025 Brookings Institution analysis of six of them found that the problematic enrollment patterns prevalent in North Carolina and Arizona hold true for state programs in general.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

In North Carolina, at least 561 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported, including 16 hospitalizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

This week, the Guilford County board rejected pleas from students at North Carolina A&T, the country’s largest historically Black university, for a site near the center of campus.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

“I started to come to terms with it thanks to a very good doctor and a good therapist,” she told the North Carolina news station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

After the Civil War, survivors of slavery in North Carolina formed Equal Rights leagues to lobby for political changes.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson