South Carolina

American  

noun

1. a state in the southeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 square miles (80,430 square kilometers). Columbia. SC (for use with zip code), S.C.

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South Carolina British  

noun

1. Abbreviation and zip code: SC.  a state of the southeastern US, on the Atlantic: the first state to secede from the Union in 1860; consists largely of low-lying coastal plains, rising in the northwest to the Blue Ridge Mountains; the largest US textile producer. Capital: Columbia. Pop: 4 147 152 (2003 est). Area: 78 282 sq km (30 225 sq miles)

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South Carolina Cultural  

1. State in the southeastern United States, bordered by North Carolina to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and Georgia to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is Columbia.

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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• South Carolinian adjective

Example Sentences

“My dad said, `Boy, if you’re going to South Carolina, slow down because they’ll give you a ticket in a minute. They watch for Augusta tags to give you tickets,’” Bennett recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

That made the game’s outcome, a 62-48 South Carolina blowout win, pretty shocking.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The UConn legend is still trying to climb out after an unnecessary clash with South Carolina rival Dawn Staley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“A couple years ago, you could kind of be real physical with her and she would kind of back down a little bit,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said before the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“Briggs v. Elliott was a court case in Summerton, South Carolina, in the fifties. It challenged school segregation.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson