North Carolina

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North Carolina

/ˌnɔɹθ kæɹəˈlaɪnə/ US
/ˌnɔɹθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/ US
[ˌnɔɹθ kæɹəˈlaːnə] Southern US
[ˌnɔːθ kæɹəˈlaːnə] Southern US
[ˌnɔːθ kæəˈlaːnə] Southern US
/ˌnɔːθ kæɹəˈlaɪnə/ UK
/ˌnoːθ kaɹəˈlɑjnə/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌnɔɾθ kaɾəˈlʌɪnə/ Scotland
/ˌnɔːθ kaɾəˈlaɪnə/ Wales
/ˌnoːθ kæɹəˈlɑenə/ Australia
/ˌnoːθ kɛɹəˈlɑenə/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

From north + Carolina. From Carolus, Latin form of the name of king Charles I of England.

proper noun

A state of the United States, situated on the east coast of the North American mainland north of South Carolina and south of Virginia. Capital: Raleigh. Holonyms: Carolinas < US < North America < Americas < Earth
Similar: NC, mul:US-NC

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name state of the United States

Español	Carolina del Norte
한국어	노스캐롤라이나 Noseukaerollaina, 북캐롤라이나 buk'kaerollaina
日本語	ノースカロライナ Nōsu-Karoraina, 北カロライナ Kita-Karoraina
中文	北卡羅來納 /北卡罗来纳 Běi-Kǎluóláinà, 北卡罗莱纳 Běi-Kǎluōláinà
हिन्दी	उत्तरी केरोलिना uttarī kerolinā, नॉर्थ कैरोलिना nŏrth kairolinā, नार्थ कैरोलीना nārth kairolīnā
Português	Carolina do Norte
Français	Caroline du Nord
Deutsch	Nordkarolina, Nord-Karolina, North Carolina
Italiano	Carolina del Nord
Ελληνικά	Βόρεια Καρολίνα Vóreia Karolína
Русский	Се́верная Кароли́на Sévernaja Karolína
Tiếng Việt	Bắc Carolina
العربية	كَارُولَايْنَا اَلشَّمَالِيَّة karulaynā š-šamāliyya

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@misc{north_carolina_2026,
  title = {North Carolina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/north%20carolina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}