North Carolina

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.

North Carolina

noun

1. 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) AbbreviationN.C.with zip codeNC

North Carolina

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 .

Notes

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War .

One of the thirteen colonies .

Other Words From

• North Carolinian adjective noun

Example Sentences

Among Florida State’s final opponents, only North Carolina has a winning record in the conference.

From Washington Post

The Patriots stunned three-time defending champion North Carolina in the championship game, the only time in a 13-year stretch that UNC did not win the NCAA title.

From Washington Post

In North Carolina, the Greenville Museum of Art has offered pet portraits in exchange for donations.

From Washington Post

One of the ways they do it is by talking to fictional personas like “Riley,” a 16-year-old from North Carolina who is feeling a bit down and depressed.

From MIT Technology Review

In North Carolina, a state education official told state lawmakers in December that more than 10,000 students had not been accounted for.

From Washington Post

Matthew Fenner claims members of the North Carolina-based The Word of Faith Fellowship subjected him to a brutal attack.

From The Daily Beast

And maybe you can throw in North Carolina under the right circumstances.

From The Daily Beast

And High Point University in North Carolina removed him from its board of advisors.

From The Daily Beast

At least five (in Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah) have already been announced.

From The Daily Beast

And sure enough, before long, immigration activists in North Carolina were picketing Hagan at campaign events.

From The Daily Beast

First permanent settlement began in 1669; original charter included North Carolina and Georgia.

From Project Gutenberg

The swamp is more easily accessible from Virginia than from North Carolina.

From Project Gutenberg

A North Carolina planter gives an interesting account of curing tobacco yellow.

From Project Gutenberg

North Carolina also raises a fine article of smoking tobacco—of fine color and superior flavor.

From Project Gutenberg

Though attacked on constitutional grounds, it has been sustained in Minnesota, North Carolina and perhaps in other commonwealths.

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