Old North State

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Old North State - a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 coloniesNC, North Carolina, Tar Heel StateGreat Smoky Mountains National Park - a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United StatesU.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 1776Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861South - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon lineCarolina, Carolinas - the area of the states of North Carolina and South CarolinaCape Fear - a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic OceanCape 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 shorecapital of North Carolina, Raleigh - capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North CarolinaAsheville - a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west of CharlotteChapel Hill - a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North CarolinaCharlotte, Queen City - the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North CarolinaDurham - a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke UniversityFayetteville - a town in south central North CarolinaGoldsboro - a town that is a major tobacco center in eastern North CarolinaGreensboro - a city of north central North CarolinaGreenville - a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco marketWilmington - a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear RiverWinston-Salem - a city of north central North CarolinaBlue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains - a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern GeorgiaCape Fear River - a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape FearPee Dee, Pee Dee River - a river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean