Carolina

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

the Carolinas

North Carolina and South Carolina

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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