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

NextEra did just that, proposing $2.25 billion in bill credits spread over two years for Dominion customers in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Seeing reports of others’ problems can encourage homeowners to take action, said South Carolina construction-defect attorney Justin Lucey.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

South Carolina broke through on an RBI single from infielder Quincee Lilio to cut UCLA’s lead to 6-1 in the fifth inning after being held to just one hit since the first inning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

One medical oncologist in South Carolina, for example, took to social media to report that insurance company Humana was denying his lung cancer patient Keytruda.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Born on March 15, 1767, in a rugged cabin near Waxhaw Creek, a border area between North and South Carolina, he grew up in a rough-and-tumble frontier of hardship and war.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis