HyperDic: north_carolina

English > 2 senses of the expression North Carolina:
NOUNlocationNorth Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC, N.C.a state in southeastern United States
locationNorth Carolinaone of the British colonies that formed the United States
English > North Carolina: 2 senses > noun 1, location
MeaningA state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies.
SynonymsOld North State, Tar Heel State, NC, N.C.
Instance ofAmerican stateOne of the 50 states of the United States
Member ofConfederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, DixielandThe southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
Part ofCarolina, CarolinasThe area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
SouthThe region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
PartsAshevilleA town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west of Charlotte
Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue RidgeA range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
Cape FearA cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean
Cape Fear RiverA river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear
Cape HatterasA promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Chapel HillA town in central North Carolina
Charlotte, Queen CityThe largest city in North Carolina
DurhamA city of north central North Carolina
FayettevilleA town in south central North Carolina
GoldsboroA town that is a major tobacco center in eastern North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National ParkA national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States
GreensboroA city of north central North Carolina
GreenvilleA city in eastern North Carolina
Hatteras IslandA barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore
Pee Dee, Pee Dee RiverA river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean
Raleigh, capital of North Carolinacapital of the state of North Carolina
WilmingtonA town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
Winston-SalemA city of north central North Carolina
SpanishCarolina del Norte, North Carolina
CatalanCarolina del Nord
English > North Carolina: 2 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningOne of the British colonies that formed the United States.
Instance ofColonyOne of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
SpanishCarolina del Norte
CatalanCarolina del Nord

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