Carolinian

¹

[ kar-uh-lin-ee-uhn ]

adjective

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

noun

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

Carolinian

²

[ kar-uh-lin-ee-uhn ]

adjective

1. Carolingian ( def 1 ).
2. Caroline ¹.

noun

1. Carolingian ( def 3 ).

Carolinian

¹

/ ˌkærəˈlɪnɪən /

adjective

1. a variant of Caroline Carolingian

Carolinian

²

/ ˌkærəˈlɪnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to North or South Carolina

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of North or South Carolina

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carolinian¹

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

Origin of Carolinian²

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

Example Sentences

“Why is he spreading misinformation in a crisis like that and does that concern you about your fellow North Carolinians and how and whether they can get help?”

From Salon

To do so, we homed in on residential treatment centers across the state of North Carolina, where many North Carolinians living with OUD expect to receive guidance, support and – naturally – lifesaving medical treatment.

From Salon

Put another way, the court’s conservatives assume that the South Carolina legislature is sticking it to Black South Carolinians because they are Democrats, not because they are Black.

From Seattle Times

Lonergan called the bankruptcies “old news” that only proves Robinson has “lived the struggles” of many North Carolinians.

From Seattle Times

Democratic lawmakers repeated their unease about how removing protections for people who choose to mask for their health could put immunocompromised North Carolinians at risk of breaking the law.

From Seattle Times