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.

---

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)

---

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.

---

Discover More

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• North Carolinian
  adjective

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

North Carolina

The most critical holdouts so far are two outgoing senators, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas.

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

Natron Energy canceled plans to produce sodium-ion battery cells in North Carolina last year after funding difficulties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Phillips pointed to Gov. Roy Cooper, D-N.C., a moderate running for Senate in North Carolina, as an example of a successful moderate dominating the polls in their state’s primary.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

The North Carolina company posted quarterly losses last year as costs rose and some sales didn’t yield enough profit—particularly a short-lived partnership with McDonald’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

The true level of poverty among North Carolina whites during the 1960s was extreme: nearly half of the manufacturing jobs in the state were in textiles, one of the lowest-paid segments of the industry.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson