Carolina

[ kar-uh-lahy-nuh; Spanish kah-raw-lee-nah ]

noun

1. a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
2. North Carolina or South Carolina.
3. a city in northeast Puerto Rico, southeast of San Juan.
4. Also called the Caro·linas. North Carolina and South Carolina.

Carolina

/ ˌkærəˈlaɪnə /

noun

1. a former English colony on the E coast of North America, first established in 1663: divided in 1729 into North and South Carolina, which are often referred to as the Carolinas

Example Sentences

Carolina has won two in a row by a combined four points but is outclassed in this matchup.

From Los Angeles Times

Teal died in North Carolina after being diagnosed in April with Stage 4 neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer, his agent Susan Tolar Walters said in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

Frank Leibfarth, a chemist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, agrees.

From Science Magazine

He went two for seven against Georgia State, one for seven against North Carolina State and two for seven again, this time against Tarleton State.

From Los Angeles Times

Smith was convicted of murder, but under South Carolina law at the time she was eligible for a parole hearing every two years after serving 30 years in prison.

From BBC