North Carolina
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- proper noun
- /nɔrθ kəˈrɪləna/
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Carolina del Norte
- But the state of education in North Carolina is just not sustainable.
- state of North Carolina
- University of North Carolina
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina
But the state of education in North Carolina is just not sustainable.
- But the state of education in North Carolina is just not sustainable.
- For more on this scandal, we go live to North Carolina with Dulce Sloan.
- If you know somebody in North Carolina, have them come out.
- They were in Ohio or North Carolina or Florida.
- And I happen to have one and it just placed in the North Carolina screenplay contest.
- I'm from North Carolina and I'm a freshman at the College.
- They might live in California or they might live in North Carolina, but I'm not all alone.
- But there's a lot of forests in New York and here and North Carolina all through the Appalachians.
- You know, he's Scots, Irish hunters from the hills of North Carolina.
- And it was like, you know, North Carolina hot.
Examples
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I'm from North Carolina and I'm a freshman at the College.
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These are my brothers, just got here from North Carolina.
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And one last thing, North Carolina, you guys got a beautiful state.
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If you know somebody in North Carolina, have them come out.
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l lived in this part of North Carolina all my life.
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Well, the teacher asked me what was the capital of North Carolina.
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I remembered immediately that I was at the University of North Carolina Hospital.
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And so my whole family and I traveled to North Carolina to see if maybe I could audition.
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I spent several hours with Kate McTiernan at the University of North Carolina Hospital.
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We enjoyed our vacation in North Carolina, known for its beautiful mountains and beaches.
Synonyms
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A short form for the state North Carolina in the United States
A state in the southeast of the United States called North Carolina
A nickname for the state of North Carolina in the United States
A nickname for the state of North Carolina
Surface Forms
Morphology
North + Carolina
This is a compositional place-name: 'North' denotes the northern part and 'Carolina' is a place name, so the compound transparently refers to the northern region/state called Carolina. This directional + placename pattern is cross-linguistically common and a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes a geographic area (a state).
Etymology
North Carolina comes from the old name Carolina, which comes from the Latin name 'Carolus' for King Charles. The large area called Carolina was later split into two, and the northern part became North Carolina, so the name shows it is the north part of the land named for the king.