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

The study, funded by the Morris Animal Foundation, involved sampling more than 500 snakes from two wildlife refuges in South Carolina and Florida, covering 29 species.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Thanks to a well-orchestrated write-in campaign, Biden still received more than 63 percent of the vote, then he secured 96.2 percent in the party-sanctioned first contest in South Carolina.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

This week measles reached 1,900 cases across 27 different outbreaks, most of those in South Carolina and Utah.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

The North Carolina Utilities Commission didn’t immediately respond to Barron’s requests for comment and a representative from the Public Service Commission of South Carolina declined to comment.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

On April 12, 1861, Southern forces attacked Fort Sumter, a military post in Charleston, South Carolina, marking the beginning of the Civil War.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling