Carolina
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See also: carolina
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Carolus (“Charles”) + feminine diminutive suffix -ina.
The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkæɹ.əˈlaɪ.nə/
Audio (south of England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkæɹ.əˈlaɪ.nə/, /ˌkɛɹ.əˈlaɪ.nə/
(Mary–marry–merry distinction)Audio (US) (file)
(Mary–marry–merry merger)Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -aɪnə
Proper noun[edit]
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[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Latin: carolinianus (New Latin)
- Latin: carolinensis (New Latin)
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Carolina f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Carolina f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Ca‧ro‧li‧na
Proper noun[edit]
Carolina f (plural Carolinas)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline
Derived terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Carolina f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline
Related terms[edit]
pet forms
Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Carolina c (genitive Carolinas)
- a female given name, variant of Karolina
Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/aɪnə
- Rhymes:English/aɪnə/4 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English countable proper nouns
- English countable nouns
- English given names
- English female given names
- English female given names from Latin
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Towns in Alabama, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Alabama, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Brazil
- en:Puerto Rico, USA
- en:South Africa
- en:Suriname
- en:Universities
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- Catalan given names
- Catalan female given names
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ina
- Rhymes:Italian/ina/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian given names
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- Portuguese 4-syllable words
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- Portuguese proper nouns with plurals
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- Spanish 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ina
- Rhymes:Spanish/ina/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish given names
- Spanish female given names
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish given names
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