See also: carolina

English

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Etymology

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From Latin Carolus (Charles) +‎ -ina (feminine diminutive suffix).

The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.

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Carolina (countable and uncountable, plural Carolinas)

  1. (countable) A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. Either North Carolina or South Carolina.
      I drove all the way from Florida to Carolina.
    2. A town in Alabama.
    3. A municipality of Maranhão, Brazil.
    4. A municipality of Maranhão, Brazil.
    5. A municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.
    6. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
    7. A municipality of Para district, Suriname.
    8. A town in San Miguel department, El Salvador.
  3. (uncountable) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Carolina f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline

Italian

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  • IPA(key): /ka.roˈli.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: Ca‧ro‧lì‧na

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Carolina f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline

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Portuguese

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  • Hyphenation: Ca‧ro‧li‧na

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Carolina f (plural Carolinas)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline
  2. Carolina (either of the two states North Carolina or South Carolina)

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Spanish

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  • IPA(key): /kaɾoˈlina/ [ka.ɾoˈli.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: Ca‧ro‧li‧na

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Carolina f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline
  2. a town in San Miguel department, El Salvador

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Carolina c (genitive Carolinas)

  1. a female given name, variant of Karolina