Carolina

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Carolina

/ˌkæɹəˈlaɪnə/ UK
/ˌkaɹəˈlɑjnə/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌkæɹəˈlaɪnə/ US
/ˌkɛɹəˈlaɪnə/ US
[kæəˈlaːnə] US
/ˌkaɾəˈlʌɪnə/ Scotland
/ˌkaɾəˈlaɪnə/ Wales
/ˌkæɹəˈlɑenə/ Australia
/ˌkɛɹəˈlɑenə/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -aɪnə

Where it comes from

From Italian Carolina or its etymon Latin Carolīna, from Carolus (“Charles”) + -īna (feminine diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, Carol (male given name) + -ina (feminine diminutive suffix). Doublet of Caroline.

The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.

proper noun Carolinas

countable A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.
countable, uncountable Either North Carolina or South Carolina. I drove all the way from Florida to Carolina.
countable, uncountable A town in Alabama.
countable, uncountable A village and census-designated place in the towns of Charlestown and Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island.
countable, uncountable A municipality of Maranhão, Brazil.
countable, uncountable A municipality of Maranhão, Brazil.
countable, uncountable A municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.
countable, uncountable A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
countable, uncountable A municipality of Para district, Suriname.
countable, uncountable A town in San Miguel department, El Salvador.
uncountable University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: carolyn, charles, eli, mrs, caroline, feng, carol, birgitta, porzana, sc, carolinian, nc, tarheel, palmetto, carolin, charlotte

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"Carolina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carolina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Carolina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carolina

Chicago

"Carolina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carolina.

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@misc{carolina_2026,
  title = {Carolina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carolina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}