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

USC lost by 17 to No. 2 South Carolina and 28 to No. 1 Connecticut earlier this season.

From Los Angeles Times

Residents of New York, South Carolina, New Jersey, Colorado and Louisiana have been especially hard hit this season, according to CDC data on respiratory illnesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the past year, prosecutors in Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina have charged four of the 37 with crimes for which they have already been convicted.

From Salon

Others run for executive offices, including governor, such as Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina.

From Salon

Weeks after the April layoffs, Lee got her first unemployment check for $270 after taxes, calculated in South Carolina based on wages.

From The Wall Street Journal