North Carolina

noun

1. a state in the southeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 square miles (136,198 square kilometers). : Raleigh. : NC (for use with zip code), N.C.

North Carolina

noun

1. a state of the southeastern US, on the Atlantic: consists of a coastal plain rising to the Piedmont Plateau and the Appalachian Mountains in the west. Capital: Raleigh. Pop: 8 407 248 (2003 est). Area: 126 387 sq km (48 798 sq miles) AbbreviationN.C.with zip codeNC

North Carolina

1. State in the southeastern United States bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina and Georgia to the south, and Tennessee to the west. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte .

Notes

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War .

One of the thirteen colonies .

Other Words From

• North Carolinian adjective noun

Example Sentences

In other swing states in the Sun Belt - namely Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina - the margins of victory for Trump were much more comfortable.

From BBC

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

Authorities said Smith-Griffin was arrested Tuesday in North Carolina and was set to appear before a magistrate judge.

From Los Angeles Times