Carolinian

¹ American  

[kar-uh-lin-ee-uhn] / ˌkær əˈlɪn i ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to North Carolina or South Carolina or both.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of North Carolina or of South Carolina.

Carolinian ² American  

[kar-uh-lin-ee-uhn] / ˌkær əˈlɪn i ən /

adjective

1. Carolingian.

2. Caroline.

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noun

1. Carolingian.

Carolinian ¹ British  

/ ˌkærəˈlɪnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to North or South Carolina

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of North or South Carolina

Carolinian ² British  

/ ˌkærəˈlɪnɪən /

adjective

1. a variant of Caroline Carolingian

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Etymology

Origin of Carolinian¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; Carolin(a) + -ian

Origin of Carolinian²

< Medieval Latin Carolīn(us) Carolin(e) ¹ + -ian

Example Sentences

Bridgeman is ranked 52nd — the highest the 26-year-old South Carolinian has been since turning pro four years ago — but never has won on the PGA Tour.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Endawnson Nungo, 56, a South Carolinian in the railroad industry, told AFP "we've cut back a lot" due to beef prices.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

This season, no quarterback has been as precociously stellar—brilliant, really—as Maye, a 23-year-old North Carolinian with a golden arm and a nickname that no one quite understands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

The South Carolinian, currently the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, is also expected to become committee chairman in the next Congress following the electoral defeat of the current chairman, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

This is Cape Fear Pier, one of the North Carolinian ports used in the transatlantic slave trade.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer