North Carolina

English

Map of US highlighting North Carolina

Etymology

From Carolus, Latin form of the name of king Charles I of England.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: nôrth kârəlīʹnə, IPA^(key): /ˌnɔɹθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/

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• (Southern US, rhotic) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔɹθ kæɹəˈlaːnə/
• (Southern US, non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔːθ kæɹəˈlaːnə/, /ˌnɔːθ kæəˈlaːnə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌnɔːθ kæɹ.əˈlaɪn.ə/

Proper noun

North Carolina

2. A state of the United States, situated on the east coast of the North American mainland north of South Carolina and south of Virginia. Capital: Raleigh.
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     The North Carolina legislature has passed a “Taiwan-Friendly Statement,” marking the second year in a row in which all six states in the southeastern US passed bills or statements in support of Taiwan. […] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co held a talent recruitment event at Duke University in North Carolina to promote cooperation with Taiwan in the high-tech and electric vehicle industries, one of the state’s major industries, the statement said.

Derived terms

• NC
• North Carolina pine
• North Carolinan
• North Carolinian

Related terms

• South Carolina

Translations

state of the United States

• Arabic: كَارُولَايْنَا اَلشَّمَالِيَّة f (karulaynā š-šamāliyya)
• Basque: Ipar Carolina
• Bavarian: Noad-Karolina n, Noadkarolina n
• Belarusian: Паўно́чная Каралі́на f (Paŭnóčnaja Karalína)
• Bulgarian: Се́верна Кароли́на f (Séverna Karolína)
• Cherokee: ᎦᏯᎴᏂ (gayaleni)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 北卡羅來納 / 北卡罗来纳 (zh) (Běi-Kǎluóláinà), 北卡罗莱纳 (Běi-Kǎluōláinà)

• Corsican: Carolina di u Nordu f, Carulina di u Nordu f
• Czech: Severní Karolína (cs) f
• Danish: North Carolina
• Dutch: Noord-Carolina (nl) n, North Carolina (nl) n
• Emilian: Carulìna dal Nòrd f
• Esperanto: Norda Karolino
• Estonian: Põhja-Carolina (et)
• Finnish: Pohjois-Carolina (fi)
• French: Caroline du Nord (fr) f
• Galician: Carolina do Norte (gl) f
• Georgian: ჩრდილოეთი კაროლინა (črdiloeti ḳarolina)
• German: Nordkarolina (de) n, Nord-Karolina n, North Carolina (de) n
• Greek: Βόρεια Καρολίνα (el) f (Vóreia Karolína)
• Greenlandic: Carolina Avannarleq
• Hindi: उत्तरी केरोलिना (uttarī kerolinā), नॉर्थ कैरोलिना (nŏrth kairolinā), नार्थ कैरोलीना (nārth kairolīnā)
• Hungarian: Észak-Karolina (hu)
• Icelandic: Norður-Karólína f
• Italian: Carolina del Nord (it) f
• Japanese: ノースカロライナ (Nōsu-Karoraina), 北カロライナ (Kita-Karoraina)
• Khmer: ការ៉ូលីណាខាងជើង (kaarouliinaa khaang cəəng)
• Korean: 노스캐롤라이나 (Noseukaerollaina)
• Kyrgyz: Түндүк Каролина (Tündük Karolina)
• Lao: ນອດແຄໂຣໄລນາ (nǭt khǣ rō lai nā), ນອດຄາໂຣໄລນາ (nǭt khā rō lai nā)
• Latin: Carolīna Septentriōnālis f
• Latvian: Ziemeļkarolīna f
• Macedonian: Северна Кароли́на f (Severna Karolína)
• Malay: Carolina Utara
• Navajo: Náhookǫsjí Kééláanah hahoodzo
• Polish: Karolina Północna (pl) f
• Portuguese: Carolina do Norte (pt) f
• Russian: Се́верная Кароли́на (ru) f (Sévernaja Karolína)
• Serbo-Croatian: Sjeverna Karolina f
• Slovak: Severná Karolína f
• Spanish: Carolina del Norte (es) f
• Thai: นอร์ทแคโรไลนา (nɔ́t-kɛɛ-roo-lai-nâa)
• Turkish: North Carolina, Kuzey Carolina
• Ukrainian: Півні́чна Каролі́на f (Pivníčna Karolína)
• Uyghur: شىمالىي كارولىنا (shimaliy karolina)
• Vietnamese: Bắc Carolina
• West Frisian: Noard-Karolina n
• Yiddish: נאָרט קאַראָלײַנאַ (nort karolayna)

See also

• North Cackalacky, North Cackalack

Further reading

• North Carolina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Alternative forms

• Nord-Carolina (very rare)
• Nord Carolina (very rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from English North Carolina.

Proper noun

North Carolina (genitive North Carolinas)

1. North Carolina (a state of the United States, situated on the east coast of the North American mainland north of South Carolina and south of Virginia)