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

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South Carolina

Two weeks ago, when I last reported on the situation in South Carolina, Graham’s sister, Darline, had agreed to serve out her brother’s term—without any notion, I’m reliably told, of running for the seat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

In the northern part of South Carolina, where a measles outbreak spread earlier this year, one school reported just around 20% of its students had all the required vaccinations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Ten days after Jacquelyn Ivey, a South Carolina resident, interacted with federal agents, her Global Entry was revoked, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

"I definitely believe that there is underdiagnosis," said Melissa Nolan, a professor of epidemiology at the University of South Carolina -- the state that has recorded the highest number of infections this year.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

In the summer and fall of 1776, more than five thousand rangers from Virginia, Georgia, and North and South Carolina stormed through Cherokee territory.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz