North Carolinian

British

/ ˌkærəˈlɪnɪən /

adjective

of or relating to North Carolina or its inhabitants

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noun

a native or inhabitant of North Carolina

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North Carolinian

He should have some idea of hard times — Harden is a ninth-generation North Carolinian farmer, his family having been in Bertie County since 1771.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

This season, no quarterback has been as precociously stellar—brilliant, really—as Maye, a 23-year-old North Carolinian with a golden arm and a nickname that no one quite understands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

There are still troubling signs for North Carolinian democracy.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2024

Opened in 1918 and named for Gen. Braxton Bragg, a North Carolinian and former U.S.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 2, 2023

This is Cape Fear Pier, one of the North Carolinian ports used in the transatlantic slave trade.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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