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Carolina
geographical name (1)
Car·o·li·na
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Definition of Carolina
(Entry 1 of 2)
English colony 1663–1729 on the east coast of North America, divided 1729 into North Carolina and South Carolina (the
Car*o*li*nas
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Carolina
geographical name (2)
Ca·ro·li·na
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Definition of Carolina (Entry 2 of 2)
city in northeast central Puerto Rico population 176,762
Other Words from Carolina
Geographical name (1)
Carolinian
\ ˌka-rə-ˈli-nē-ən
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noun
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noun
Geographical name (2)
Carolinian
\ ˌka-rə-ˈli-nē-ən
, -nyən \
noun
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noun
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