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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English. countable
2. 2
   A placename:; Either North Carolina or South Carolina. countable, uncountable

   "I drove all the way from Florida to Carolina."

3. 3
   A placename:; A town in Alabama. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A placename:; A municipality of Maranhão, Brazil. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A placename:; A municipality of Maranhão, Brazil. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A placename:; A municipality of Puerto Rico, United States. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A placename:; A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A placename:; A municipality of Para district, Suriname. countable, uncountable
9. 9
   A placename:; A town in San Miguel department, El Salvador. countable, uncountable
10. 10
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. uncountable

Synonyms

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carolinas

Example

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"You probably live in South Carolina."

Etymology

From Latin Carolus (“Charles”) + -ina (feminine diminutive suffix). The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.

Related phrases

Carolina AlleyCarolina ashCarolina burgerCarolina caviarCarolina cranesbillCarolina dogCarolina duckCarolina geraniumCarolina metallic tiger beetleCarolina roseCarolina tiger beetleNina from Carolina

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.