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Definition of North Carolina
1. Noun. A state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies.
Exact synonyms: Nc, Old North State, Tar Heel State
Terms within: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cape Fear, Cape Hatteras, Hatteras Island, Capital Of North Carolina, Raleigh, Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Queen City, Durham, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Greenville, Wilmington, Winston-salem, Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Cape Fear River, Pee Dee, Pee Dee River
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, South, Carolina, Carolinas
Group relationships: Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States Of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South
Terms within: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cape Fear, Cape Hatteras, Hatteras Island, Capital Of North Carolina, Raleigh, Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Queen City, Durham, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Greenville, Wilmington, Winston-salem, Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Cape Fear River, Pee Dee, Pee Dee River
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, South, Carolina, Carolinas
Group relationships: Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States Of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South
2. Noun. One of the British colonies that formed the United States.
Generic synonyms: Colony
Definition of North Carolina
1. Proper noun. A state of the United States of America situated on the east coast of the North American mainland north of South Carolina and south of Virginia. Capital: Raleigh. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com