a former English colony on the E coast of North America, first established in 1663: divided in 1729 into North and South Carolina, which are often referred to as the Carolinas
Carolina in American English1
(ˌkærəˈlaɪnə)
English colony (1663-1729) including what is now N.C., S.C., Ga., and N Fla.
Idioms:
the Carolinas
Word origin
ModL, fem. of Carolus < ML, Charles1
Carolina in American English2
(ˌkɑrəˈlinə)
city in NE Puerto Rico, near San Juan: pop. 186,000
Word origin
after Doña Carolina Andino, donor of the town site