north carolina

Questions about north carolina

What does north carolina mean?

north carolina means "a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for north carolina?

Close synonyms include Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC, N.C.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is north carolina a common word?

north carolina is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.