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

Derived Forms

• North Carolinian
  adjective

Example Sentences

The fixture in Charlotte, North Carolina, had kicked off at 16:00 local time, but was suspended in the 86th minute when lightning struck in the area.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The University of North Carolina system, which serves 17 institutions, has roughly 10% of its endowment tied up in SpaceX, according to people familiar with the endowment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

From there to here - in Charlotte, North Carolina getting ready for a World Cup that must have seemed like an impossible dream only a few short months ago.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

And after last year’s four-team 10-city barnstorming tour, the league will add two teams and anchor itself to locations in North Carolina, Illinois, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Utah.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

North Carolina College students drifted into the large campus auditorium throughout the evening, at first just to console one another and then to plan a reaction to the assassination.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson