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

South Carolina governor Henry McMaster will have to appoint a successor for the remaining months of Graham's term while another primary will need to be held.

From Barron's • Jul. 12, 2026

Elected to the Senate in 2002, the South Carolina politician was one of Washington's most influential voices on foreign policy.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026

Published in May, the Johns Hopkins Agora Institute and ReD Associates conducted an in-depth research of conservatives in three red counties in Michigan, South Carolina and Wyoming.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

To answer that question, genetically modified sea anemones were moved from laboratory aquaria into outdoor marine mesocosms supplied with natural estuarine water in South Carolina.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

A user from South Carolina had posted: Don’t want to be a downer, but I just had a sad thought.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman