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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkæɹ.əˈlaɪ.nə/

  • Audio (south of England)

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkæɹ.əˈlaɪ.nə/, /ˌkɛɹ.əˈlaɪ.nə/

  • Audio (US)

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    (Mary–marry–merry distinction)

  • Audio (US)

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    (Mary–marry–merry merger)
• Rhymes: -aɪnə

Proper noun

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 in Maranhão, Brazil.
   4. A municipality in Puerto Rico.
   5. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
3. (uncountable) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Derived terms

• North Carolina
• South Carolina

Related terms

• Carol
• Caroline
• Lina

Descendants

• Latin: carolinianus (New Latin)
• Latin: carolinensis (New Latin)

Anagrams

• Carniola, anirolac, conarial

Catalan

Proper noun

Carolina f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Carolina f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline

Anagrams

• caorlina, ciarlano, ciarlona, ricalano

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾoˈlĩ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾoˈlĩ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾoˈli.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾuˈli.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: Ca‧ro‧li‧na

Proper noun

Carolina f (plural Carolinas)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline

Derived terms

• Carolina do Norte
• Carolina do Sul

 

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Carolina f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline

Related terms

pet forms

• Caro

 

Swedish

Proper noun

Carolina c (genitive Carolinas)

1. a female given name, variant of Karolina