North Carolinian

noun

North Car·o·lin·ian ˌker(-ə)-ˈli-nē-ən

ˌka-rə-,

-ˈli-nyən

plural North Carolinians

: a native or resident of North Carolina

North Carolinian adjective

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1779, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of North Carolinian was in 1779

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