North Carolina

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Abbr. NC or N.C.

A state of the southeast United States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1789. First settled c. 1653, it was part of the province of Carolina until 1691 and became a separate colony in 1711 and a royal colony in 1729. North Carolina seceded in May 1861 and was readmitted to the Union in 1868. The state has long been a center of tobacco growing and processing. Raleigh is the capital and Charlotte the largest city. Population: 9,060,000.

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North Carolina

(Placename) a state of the southeastern US, on the Atlantic: consists of a coastal plain rising to the Piedmont Plateau and the Appalachian Mountains in the west. Capital: Raleigh. Pop.: 8 049 313 (2000). Area: 126 387 sq. km (48 798 sq. miles) Abbreviations N.C (with zip code), NC

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Noun	1.	North Carolina - a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies NC, Old North State, Tar Heel State Great Smoky Mountains National Park - a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 South - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line Carolina, Carolinas - the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina Cape Fear - a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean Cape Hatteras - a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras" Hatteras Island - a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore capital of North Carolina, Raleigh - capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina Asheville - a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west of Charlotte Chapel Hill - a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina Charlotte, Queen City - the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina Durham - a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University Fayetteville - a town in south central North Carolina Goldsboro - a town that is a major tobacco center in eastern North Carolina Greensboro - a city of north central North Carolina Greenville - a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market Wilmington - a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River Winston-Salem - a city of north central North Carolina Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains - a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia Cape Fear River - a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear Pee Dee, Pee Dee River - a river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean
	2.	North Carolina - one of the British colonies that formed the United States

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Asheville Cape Fear Cape Fear River capital of North Carolina Carolinas Chapel Hill Charlotte Duke University Durham Etropus rimosus Goldsboro gray flounder Great Smoky Mountains Great Smoky Mountains National Park Greensboro grey flounder Hatteras Island lemon shark marsh hare	The war with Spain, many years' generous mint and watermelon crops, a few long-shot winners at the New Orleans race-track, and the brilliant banquets given by the Indiana and Kansas citizens who compose the North Carolina Society have made the South rather a "fad" in Manhattan. The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context Let the point of extreme depression to which our national dignity and credit have sunk, let the inconveniences felt everywhere from a lax and ill administration of government, let the revolt of a part of the State of North Carolina, the late menacing disturbances in Pennsylvania, and the actual insurrections and rebellions in Massachusetts, declare -- ! Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three. The Constitution of The United States by History Documents View in context	North North Africa North African North America North American North American Aerospace Defense Command North American country North American Free Trade Agreement North American nation North Atlantic North Atlantic Council North Atlantic Current North Atlantic Drift North Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Treaty North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Ayrshire North Bay North Bergen North Borneo North Brabant north by east north by west North Canadian River North Cape North Carolina North Carolinian North Cascades National Park north celestial pole North Channel North Charleston North Country North Dakota North Dakotan North Down North Downs North Dravidian North East Frontier Agency North East Lincolnshire North Equatorial Current North following North Fork North Frigid Zone North Frisian Islands North Germanic North Germanic language North Highlands North Holland North Island north island edelweiss North Karroo	North Caicos, Turks And Caicos Islands North Cairo Flour Mills North Caledonian Football League North California Cricket Association North Cambridge Crime Task Force North Cambridge Family Opera North Camden Land Trust North Campus Recreation Building North Canadian North Canadian River North Canadian River North Canadian River North Canberra Gungahlin Cricket Club North Canton North Canton North Canton City Schools North Canton Medical Foundation North Canton Middle School North Canton, Ohio North Canton, Ohio North Cape North Cape North Cape North Cape (disambiguation) North Cape (disambiguation) North Cape (disambiguation) North Cape Current North Cape Yacht Club North Capitol Neighborhood Development North Cardinal Point Holder North Carolina North Carolina & Virginia North Carolina (state) North Carolina (state) North Carolina (state) North Carolina (state) North Carolina (U.S. state) North Carolina (U.S. state) North Carolina (U.S. state) North Carolina (U.S. state) North Carolina - Piedmont Automated Library System North Carolina Academic Team Association North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, Inc. North Carolina Academy of Pediatric Dentistry North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board North Carolina Addiction Technology Transfer Center North Carolina Administrative Code North Carolina Adult Day Services Association North Carolina Adult Education Association North Carolina Advocates for Justice North Carolina Aerospace Capability Center North Carolina African-American Homeschoolers North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University North Carolina Agricultural Consultants Association North Carolina Agricultural Research Service North Carolina Agriculture Teachers Association North Carolina Airsoft Organization North Carolina Alcohol Facts

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Asheville
Cape Fear
Cape Fear River
capital of North Carolina
Carolinas
Chapel Hill
Charlotte
Duke University
Durham
Etropus rimosus
Goldsboro
gray flounder
Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Greensboro
grey flounder
Hatteras Island
lemon shark
marsh hare

The war with Spain, many years' generous mint and watermelon crops, a few long-shot winners at the New Orleans race-track, and the brilliant banquets given by the Indiana and Kansas citizens who compose the North Carolina Society have made the South rather a "fad" in Manhattan.

The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context

Let the point of extreme depression to which our national dignity and credit have sunk, let the inconveniences felt everywhere from a lax and ill administration of government, let the revolt of a part of the State of North Carolina, the late menacing disturbances in Pennsylvania, and the actual insurrections and rebellions in Massachusetts, declare -- !

Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context

The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.

The Constitution of The United States by History Documents View in context

North American Aerospace Defense Command

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North American Free Trade Agreement

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North Atlantic Council