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

North Carolina has placed football general manager Michael Lombardi — a longtime confidant of coach Bill Belichick — on paid administrative leave, the university said Monday in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 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

“If your assets have been commingled your spouse will inherit 100% interest in the house,” says Rhodes Law Firm, which has offices in North Carolina and Georgia.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

During the summers, we would relocate to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where Jimmie and I would work as chauffeur and maid for the Belchers, a wealthy White family in the lumber industry.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson