Carolina
See also: carolina
English
Etymology
From Latin Carolus (“Charles”) + feminine diminutive suffix -ina.
The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkæɹ.əˈlaɪ.nə/
Audio (south of England): (file)
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Audio (US): (file)
- Rhymes: -aɪnə
Proper noun
Carolina (countable and uncountable, plural Carolinas)
- (countable) A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.
- (uncountable) A placename
- Either North Carolina or South Carolina.
- I drove all the way from Florida to Carolina.
- A town in Alabama.
- A municipality in Maranhão, Brazil.
- A municipality in Puerto Rico.
- A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
- Either North Carolina or South Carolina.
- (uncountable) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Latin: carolinianus (New Latin)
- Latin: carolinus (New Latin)
- Latin: carolinensis (New Latin)
Related terms
Anagrams
Catalan
Proper noun
Carolina f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline
Italian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Carolina f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Carolina f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Carolina f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline
Related terms
- (pet forms): Caro
Swedish
Proper noun
Carolina c (genitive Carolinas)
- a female given name, variant of Karolina
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