West Carolina

English

Etymology

From the analogy with North Carolina and South Carolina.

Proper noun

West Carolina

1. A hypothetical U.S. state that would be west of the Carolinas.
   • 2014, Nana Bonsu, Claimed, →ISBN:

     He mused with them occasionally that he was from East Carolina—the state situated between North and South Carolina, which should not be confused with the state of West Carolina, which bordered the Atlantic on the west side of the ocean.

   • 2015, William F. Funk, Richard H. Seamon, Examples & Explanations for Administrative Law, →ISBN:

     This conclusion does not prevent West Carolina from getting the information that it wants. West Carolina can still require the sellers of parts to keep records indicating whether the parts that they receive have had the serial numbers removed or altered. The Fifth Amendment will simply prevent West Carolina from using those records or any information derived from them to prosecute the sole proprietors who are required to keep the records.

   • 2016, Michael H. Hoffheimer, Examples & Explanations for Conflict of Laws, →ISBN:

     The East Carolina legislature has enacted a statute that bars negligence claims for injuries caused during horse riding lessons. West Carolina has no such bar, and riding instructors are liable for actual damages caused by their negligence.

2. Alternative form of Western Carolina. a university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
   • 2005, Virginia Moore Carney, Eastern Band Cherokee Women: Cultural Persistence in Their Letters and Speeches, →ISBN, page 139:

     The above speech does address "the state of things existing at the time"; unlike Aristotle's model, however, the Cherokee oration also evokes memories of the past, as well as hope for the future, by reminding the audience that the Native Garden at West Carolina University represents "the continuation of our tradition of cultivating knowledge about the natural world," as well as "the continuation of the circle in which we live and learn."

   • 2011, Gay Culverhouse, Throwaway Players: Concussion Crisis From Pee Wee Football to the NFL, →ISBN:

     His talents were quickly recognized, and by 1980, he was playing on the line for West Carolina State.

   • 2012, FCC Record: A Comprehensive Compilation of Decisions, Reports, Public Notices, and Other Documents of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States:

     Invoking the Commission's general waiver authority under Section 1.925 of the Commission's Rules, West Carolina alternatively seeks a waiver of Section 101.10.11(a) of the Commission's Rules, as a means of extending the construction deadline applicable to the licenses until December 1, 2013.

Usage notes

This mythical state, along with similar constructions, is often used in textbook sample cases to avoid confusion with an actual existing state.

See also

• East Carolina