East Carolina

East Carolina proper noun: a university located in Greenville, North Carolina.

Proper noun

East Carolina

A university located in Greenville, North Carolina.
- When I heard about a party from East Carolina having found the lost Batts Island in the 1970s, I sought out and asked East Carolina geologist Vince Bellis about that find.2007, Bland Simpson, The Inner Islands: A Carolinian's Sound Country Chronicle, →ISBN
- That Greenville and East Carolina were on the itinerary was in no small part due to the efforts of Dr. Leo W. Jenkins, president of East Carolina. Jenkins, a New Jersey native, wrote Kennedy in January 1960 inviting him to speak on campus.2012, John Allen Tucker, John F. Kennedy's North Carolina Campaign, →ISBN, page 63
A hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of the Carolinas.
- He mused with them occasionally that he was from East Carolina—the state situated between North and South Carolina, which should not be confused with the state of West Carolina, which bordered the Atlantic on the west side of the ocean.2014, Nana Bonsu, Claimed, →ISBN
- The Court concludes, however, that Blue Sail Cayman solicited business sufficiently in East Carolina to bring it within East Carolina's jurisdictional statue.2015, Deborah B. McGregor, Cynthia M. Adams, The Guide to U.S. Legal Analysis and Communication, →ISBN

In the campaign for a medical school, East Carolina fused eastern North Carolina jingoism, resentment by the east and west of Piedmont dominance, and ant-Chapel Hill sentiment.2013, William A. Link, William Friday: Power, Purpose, and American Higher Education, →ISBN:
I wanted to describe the situation at East Carolina, which was rather interesting, in that my parents had worked at this institution for years.2013, Sarah Bryan, Beverly Patterson, Michelle Lanier, African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina, →ISBN, page 164:
The East Carolina legislature has enacted a statute that bars negligence claims for injuries caused during horse riding lessons.2016, Michael H. Hoffheimer, Examples & Explanations for Conflict of Laws, →ISBN:

From the analogy with North Carolina and South Carolina.

What does East Carolina mean?: East Carolina means a university located in Greenville, North Carolina.
How do you use East Carolina in a sentence?: In the campaign for a medical school, East Carolina fused eastern North Carolina jingoism, resentment by the east and west of Piedmont dominance, and ant-Chapel Hill sentiment.
What part of speech is East Carolina?: East Carolina is a proper noun.

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