South Carolina
/ˌsaʊθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/UK/ˌsaʊθ kæɹəˈlaɪnə/
South Carolina proper noun: a state of the United States.
Proper noun
South Carolina
- A state of the United States.
- Holonyms: Carolinas < US < North America < Americas < Earth
- “I’m not being cynical about Tim Scott individually. I am maybe suggesting that the rhetoric of ‘can’t we all get along?’ – and those quotes you made about, you know, from my speech in 2004 about there’s a ‘United States of America’ – that has to be undergirded with an honest accounting of our past...2023 June 15, Chandelis Duster, “There has to be ‘honest accounting’ of US past and present within Republican Party, Obama says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2023
- Synonyms:
- SC
South Carolina meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Malay
South Carolina in Hindi
- US state
- दक्षिण कैरोलिना dakṣiṇ kairolinā, साउथ कैरोलीना sāuth kairolīnā
South Carolina in Bengali
- US state
- সাউথ ক্যারোলাইনা śauth kêrōlaina
South Carolina in Arabic
- US state
- كَارُولَايْنَا اَلْجَنُوبِيَّة karulaynā l-janubiyya
South Carolina in Malay
- US state
- Carolina Selatan
More languagesFewer languages
- South Carolina in Thai
- เซาท์แคโรไลนา sáo-kɛɛ-roo-lai-nâa
- South Carolina in Vietnamese
- Nam Ca-rô-li-na
Examples of South Carolina in a sentence
- “At this point in the investigation there is no evidence the horrific fire at Judge Goodstein’s Edisto home was intentionally set,” South Carolina Gov.2025 October 6, Cindy Von Quednow, “South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court...
- "There are a lot more South Carolinas waiting to happen," he says.2026 January 16, Maria Godoy, “Measles is spreading fast in S.C. Here's what it says about vaccine exemptions”, in NPR, archived from the...
Synonyms of South Carolina
Origin of South Carolina
From Carolus, Latin form of the name of king Charles I of England.
Words formed from South Carolina
Questions about South Carolina
- What does South Carolina mean?
- South Carolina means a state of the United States.
- What is South Carolina in Hindi?
- South Carolina in Hindi is दक्षिण कैरोलिना (dakṣiṇ kairolinā), साउथ कैरोलीना (sāuth kairolīnā). See South Carolina meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use South Carolina in a sentence?
- “At this point in the investigation there is no evidence the horrific fire at Judge Goodstein’s Edisto home was intentionally set,” South Carolina Gov.
- What part of speech is South Carolina?
- South Carolina is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce South Carolina?
- South Carolina is pronounced /ˌsaʊθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/.
Words near South Carolina in the dictionary
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