Carolina
a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
North Carolina or South Carolina.
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SE of San Juan.
Also called the Carolinas. North Carolina and South Carolina.
Contemporary Examples
And with the variety we have at the gala — Thom Browne, Sarah Burton, Carolina Herrera — those are three very different worlds.
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The charge against Morgan involved the sale of a rifle listed with an online gun marketplace called the Carolina Shooters Club.
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His stated goal was to create an all-white “Carolina Free State.”
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Carolina Milanesi, a Strategic Insight Director with Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, tweeted that it could go one of two ways.
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“I don’t think reviews really matter anymore,” said Carolina Herrera.
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Historical Examples
“Perhaps it is the vinegar,” suggested Carolina rather spitefully.
Olive in Italy Moray Dalton
These vessels were to be employed in opening the ports of Georgia and Carolina.
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A native of Carolina, and perfectly hardy in most parts of the country.
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Captain Brayne, I give you the Carolina and every treasure she contains!
Margaret Tudor Annie T. Colcock
Carolina and I are both indebted to you for your charming article.
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noun
a former English colony on the E coast of North America, first established in 1663: divided in 1729 into North and South Carolina, which are often referred to as the Carolinas
1663, North American colony named for King Charles II (the Latin form of the male proper name is Carolus). Earlier French colonists called the region Caroline (1564) in honor of Charles IX, King of France. A 1629 grant here by Charles I of England was named Carolana. The original site of the name is modern South Carolina and the tract originally included North Carolina and Georgia; North Carolina first used 1691, in reference to settlements made from Virginia. The official division into north and south dates from 1710. Used generically in forming species names in botany and zoology from 1734.
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- Carolina-allspice
an aromatic shrub, Calycanthus floridus, of the southern U.S., having hairy, ovate leaves and purplish-brown flowers.
- Carolina-bay
any of the shallow, usually marshy, oval depressions found in the coastal plains of the eastern U.S. that are heavily forested and have rich soil.
- Carolina-chickadee
a chickadee, Parus carolinensis, of the southeastern U.S., resembling but smaller than the black-capped chickadee.
- Carolina-jessamine
a vine, Gelsemium sempervirens, of the southern U.S. and Central America, of the logania family, having glossy, lance-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow flowers: the state flower of South Carolina.
- Carolina-lily
a bulbous lily, Lilium michauxii, of the southeastern U.S., having large, spotted, orange-red flowers with recurved petals.