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Caro·lina (kar′ə lī′nə)
English colony (1663-1729) including what is now N.C., S.C., Ga., and N Fla.
Etymology: ModL, fem. of Carolus < ML, Charles
Carolina Idioms
the Carolinas
North Carolina and South Carolina
Carolina2 definition
Caro·lina (kär′ə lē′nə)
city in NE Puerto Rico, near San Juan: pop. 186,000
Etymology: after Doña Carolina Andino, donor of the town site
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