North Carolina

American  

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.

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North Carolina British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N.C..   NC.  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)

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North Carolina Cultural  

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.

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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• North Carolinian
  adjective

Example Sentences

Her son had worked in construction for three years in North Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Duke, which is based in North Carolina and operates in six states, has 11 gigawatts worth of nuclear capacity, enough to power at least 10 million homes.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

They are based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and will travel to Arlington, Texas to play Ivory Coast on the same day.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Back to Charlotte, North Carolina they'll go on Thursday; battered and dazed, uncertain of their future in this tournament, if they have one.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

In 1933, Austin and a small group of supporters attempted to enroll a black student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—the first legal challenge to segregation in higher education in America.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson