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

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: a native or inhabitant of the Caroline islands

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

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

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

Rhymes for Carolina

• angina
• vagina
• yaquina

Geographical Definition

Carolina 1 of 2

geographical name (1)

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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geographical name (2)

Ca·​ro·​li·​na ˌkä-rō-ˈlē-nä 

city in northeast central Puerto Rico population 176,762

Carolinian

ˌka-rə-ˈli-nē-ən 

-nyən

noun