Carolina

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Car·o·li·na ˌka-rə-ˈlī-nə

ˌker-ə-

English colony 1663–1729 on the east coast of North America, divided 1729 into North Carolina and South Carolina (the Car*o*li*nas \ ˌka-rə-ˈlī-nəz , ˌker-ə- \ )

Carolinian

ˌka-rə-ˈli-nē-ən

ˌker-ə-,

-nyən

noun

Carolina

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Ca·ro·li·na ˌkä-rō-ˈlē-nä

city in northeast central Puerto Rico

Carolinian

ˌka-rə-ˈli-nē-ən

-nyən

noun

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