North Carolina
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Map of US highlighting North Carolina
English
Etymology
From Carolus, Latin form of the name of king Charles I of England.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: nôrth kârəlīʹnə, IPA(key): /ˌnɔɹθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/
Audio (General American): (file) - (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
- 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.
- 2023 June 19, Cheng-yu Yang, Liu Tzu-hsuan, “Southeastern US states all offer Taiwan support”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-19, Taiwan News, page 2:
- 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.
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Translations
state of the United States
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See also
| States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming |
| Federal district: Washington, D.C. |
| Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands |
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)
- North Carolina (a state of the United States)