South Carolina

US/ˌsaʊθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/US/ˌsaʊθ kæɹəˈlaɪnə/British, Southern, Standard/ˌsawθ kaɹəˈlɑjnə/Scotland/ˌsʌʊθ kaɾəˈlʌɪnə/

proper noun

A state of the United States.

“Holonyms: Carolinas < US < North America < Americas < Earth”

Similar
SCmul:US-SC

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state of the United States.

    Holonyms: Carolinas < US < North America < Americas < Earth

    3 more examples

    “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 and our present,” Obama told Axelrod, his former senior adviser, adding that he hadn’t listened the South Carolina Republican’s 2024 campaign speeches.

    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

    “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. Henry McMaster added in a post on X.

    2025 October 6, Cindy Von Quednow, “South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2025

    "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 original on 31 Jan 2026

    Synonyms: SC, mul:US-SC

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA state of the United States.

Similar
SCmul:US-SC

Origin

From south + Carolina. From Carolus, Latin form of the name of King Charles I of England.

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Translations

Afrikaans Suid-Carolina
  • Suid-CarolinaUS state
Arabic كَارُولَايْنَا اَلْجَنُوبِيَّة
  • كَارُولَايْنَا اَلْجَنُوبِيَّة (karulaynā l-janubiyya)US state
Basque Hego Carolina
  • Hego CarolinaUS state
Bengali সাউথ ক্যারোলাইনা
  • সাউথ ক্যারোলাইনা (śauth kêrōlaina)US state
Catalan Carolina del Sud
  • Carolina del SudUS state
Chinese Mandarin 南卡羅來納 /南卡罗来纳, 南卡羅萊納 /南卡罗莱纳
  • 南卡羅來納 /南卡罗来纳 (Nán Kǎluóláinà)US state
  • 南卡羅萊納 /南卡罗莱纳 (Nán Kǎluóláinà)US state
Czech Jižní Karolína
  • Jižní KarolínaUS state
Danish South Carolina, Syd-Carolina
  • South CarolinaUS state
  • Syd-CarolinaUS state
Dutch Zuid-Carolina
  • Zuid-CarolinaUS state
Esperanto Suda Karolino
  • Suda KarolinoUS state
Estonian Lõuna-Carolina
  • Lõuna-CarolinaUS state
Finnish Etelä-Carolina
  • Etelä-CarolinaUS state
French Caroline du Sud
  • Caroline du SudUS state
German Südkarolina, Süd-Karolina
  • SüdkarolinaUS state
  • Süd-KarolinaUS state
  • South CarolinaUS state
Greek Νότια Καρολίνα
  • Νότια Καρολίνα (Nótia Karolína)US state
Hindi दक्षिण कैरोलिना, साउथ कैरोलीना
  • दक्षिण कैरोलिना (dakṣiṇ kairolinā)US state
  • साउथ कैरोलीना (sāuth kairolīnā)US state
Hungarian Dél-Karolina
  • Dél-KarolinaUS state
Icelandic Suður-Karólína
  • Suður-KarólínaUS state
Italian Carolina del Sud
  • Carolina del SudUS state
Japanese サウスカロライナ, 南カロライナ
  • サウスカロライナ (Sausu-Karoraina)US state
  • 南カロライナ (Minami-Karoraina)US state
Korean 사우스캐롤라이나
  • 사우스캐롤라이나 (Sauseu-Kaerollaina)US state
Latin Carolīna Austrālis, Carolīna Merīdiāna
  • Carolīna AustrālisUS state
  • Carolīna MerīdiānaUS state
  • Carolīna MerīdiōnālisUS state
Malay Carolina Selatan
  • Carolina SelatanUS state
Norwegian Bokmål Sør-Carolina
  • Sør-CarolinaUS state
Polish Karolina Południowa
  • Karolina PołudniowaUS state
Portuguese Carolina do Sul
  • Carolina do SulUS state
Romanian Carolina de Sud
  • Carolina de SudUS state
Russian Ю́жная Кароли́на
  • Ю́жная Кароли́на (Júžnaja Karolína)US state
Slovak Južná Karolína
  • Južná KarolínaUS state
Spanish Carolina del Sur
  • Carolina del SurUS state
Swedish Sydkarolina
  • SydkarolinaUS state
Thai เซาท์แคโรไลนา
  • เซาท์แคโรไลนา (sáo-kɛɛ-roo-lai-nâa)US state
Turkish South Carolina, Güney Carolina
  • South CarolinaUS state
  • Güney CarolinaUS state
Ukrainian Півде́нна Каролі́на
  • Півде́нна Каролі́на (Pivdénna Karolína)US state
Vietnamese Nam Ca-rô-li-na
  • Nam Ca-rô-li-naUS state
Yiddish סאַוט קאַראָלײַנאַ
  • סאַוט קאַראָלײַנאַ (saut karolayna)US state
Cite this entry
APA

South Carolina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Carolina

MLA

“South Carolina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Carolina. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South Carolina,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Carolina.

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