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Carolinas

Carolinas

22 2.8
A region in the southeast United States made of the two states North Carolina and South Carolina
  • proper noun
  • /ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnəz/
translation icon : las Carolinas
  • General Sherman made the decisive attack, first to Atlanta, then to the sea and north through the Carolinas.
  • Carolinas and Georgia
  • Carolinas and Florida
  • Carolinas and Tennessee

So like in an area between I think like the Carolinas and like Georgia, like that area, right.

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Examples

  • As you well know, in the Carolinas, unprecedented amounts of rain fell enough in just five days to put a serious dent in California's multi year drought.

  • I have visited Ohio, the Carolinas, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and another handful of states.

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  • Please note: if you live in the Carolinas, the game will most likely be on TV for you.

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  • The Carolinas are his territory.

  • The storm will begin to develop tonight off the coast of the Carolinas and move toward New England.

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  • During the slide presentation, the subject of the time difference between the Carolinas and California came up.

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  • You boys enjoy the fishing, I'll see you up in the Carolinas.

  • Hammond, or the jewel of the Carolinas, as l like to call it... ...is rich in history and flush with natural beauty.

  • I wonder how the governors of the Carolinas feel about dismantling FEMA right now?

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  • The festival celebrating southern cuisine will be held in the Carolinas this summer.

Synonyms

Carolina
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A region made up of the US states North Carolina and South Carolina

has identical meaning but appears as a plural form for the area

Surface Forms

Carolinas main

Morphology

Carolinas = Carolina (transparent) = Carolina + s

Simple plural formation from the place name 'Carolina'; learners who know the base will readily infer the plural.

Etymology

Carolinas comes from the Latin name Carolus, which means 'Charles' and was the name of a king. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Carolinas as 'the land of Charles', because the region was named for King Charles, which is why both North and South Carolina share the name.