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Carolina

//ˌkæɹ.əˈlaɪ.nə// name

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  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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  1. 6
    A placename:; A municipality of Puerto Rico, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; A municipality of Para district, Suriname. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename:; A town in San Miguel department, El Salvador. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. uncountable

Etymology

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

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