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Carolina

geographical name Car·o·li·na \ˌka-rə-ˈlī-nə\

Definition of CAROLINA

English colony 1663–1729 on E coast of North America, divided 1729 into North Carolina & South Carolina (the Car·o·li·nas \-nəz\ )
— Car·o·lin·ian \ˌka-rə-ˈli-nē-ən, -nyən\ noun
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Carolina

geographical name Ca·ro·li·na \ˌkä-rō-ˈlē-nä\

Definition of CAROLINA

city NE cen Puerto Rico pop 176,762

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35 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Carolina
  2. Carolina allspice
  3. Carolina anemone
  4. Carolina ash
  5. Carolina bay
  6. Carolina bean
  7. Carolina beechdrops
  8. Carolina box turtle
  9. Carolina buckthorn
  10. Carolina chickadee
  11. Carolina duck
  12. Carolina grasshopper
  13. Carolina hemlock
  14. Carolina horsenettle
  15. Carolina ipecac
  16. Carolina jessamine
  17. Carolina junco
  18. Carolina moonseed
  19. Carolina parakeet
  20. Carolina pink
  21. Carolina pompano
  22. Carolina poplar
  23. Carolina rail
  24. Carolina rhododendron
  25. Carolina rose
  26. Carolina tea
  27. Carolina vanilla
  28. Carolina water shield
  29. Carolina whiting
  30. Carolina wild woodbine
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