Carolinian

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adjective

Car·​o·​lin·​ian ¦karə¦linyən 

-nēən also -er- or -lē-;

chiefly substandard kə(r)ˈl-

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the state of North Carolina or of South Carolina or of both

2

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of North Carolina or of South Carolina or of both

3

: of, relating to, or being the part of the Upper Austral life zone that lies east of the 100th meridian, has a northern mean daily temperature of 71.6° F during the 6 hottest weeks and a similar southern mean daily temperature of 78.8° F, extends from southern New England to Georgia, and forms the humid division of the Upper Austral zone

4

[Caroline entry 1 + -ian] : carolingian

5

[Caroline entry 1 + -ian] : caroline

Carolinian

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noun (1)

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plural -s

: a native or resident of North Carolina or South Carolina

Carolinian

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noun (2)

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plural -s

1

: a native or inhabitant of the Caroline islands

2

: any or all of the closely related Micronesian languages spoken by the native inhabitants of the Caroline islands

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Carolina, English colony from which North and South Carolina were formed, after Charles I (Carolus) †1649 king of England + English -ian

Noun (2)

Caroline (islands), archipelago in west Pacific + English -ian

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Rhymes for Carolinian

• darwinian
• socinian
• augustinian
• linnean