North Carolina in British English
noun
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: 8 407 248 (2003 est). Area: 126 387 sq km (48 798 sq miles)
Abbreviation: N.C. or (with zip code) NCNorth Carolina in American English
state of the SE U.S.: one of the 13 original states; 48,711 sq mi (126,161 sq km); pop. 8,049,000; cap. Raleigh
abbrev. NC or N.C. Word origin
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