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

On Tuesday, the start time was officially moved forward by two hours to accommodate an NHL game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes, with a spot in the Stanley Cup play-offs at stake.

From BBC

Another bite lands me on a patio in South Carolina, asking for a second ramekin of honey butter to go alongside a hot basket of cornbread-like hushpuppies like I have no shame.

From Salon

Before moving to California, Johnson worked as a vice president for a South Carolina nonprofit investor.

From Los Angeles Times

O’Neil said she knew of one detainee who was kept in Stewart for 900 days while his wife and child were allowed to apply for asylum and live in North Carolina.

From Salon

Earlier that same year, a chunk of rocket landed on a North Carolina roof and a discarded space station battery pelted property in Florida.

From Salon