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North Carolinian

British  
/ ˌkærəˈlɪnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to North Carolina or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of North Carolina

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

"I’m committed and honored to stand up for the rights of all North Carolinian voters, whether or not they voted for me," she said.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025

There are still troubling signs for North Carolinian democracy.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2024

Lara Trump, a fellow North Carolinian, was tapped to be Whatley’s No. 2.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

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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