South Carolina
noun
a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
OTHER WORDS FROM South Carolina
South Carolinian, adjective, nounExample sentences from the Web for south carolina
This is said to be partly a geographical difference between the South-Carolina and Florida men.
I hope every man here is ready to do his duty by old South-Carolina.'
It had its first ebullition in 1832, when South-Carolina assumed the right to nullify the revenue laws of Congress.
Except the few regular troops of South-Carolina, we seem to be relying wholly on the militia of that and two neighboring States.
British Dictionary definitions for south carolina
South Carolina
noun
a state of the southeastern US, on the Atlantic: the first state to secede from the Union in 1860; consists largely of low-lying coastal plains, rising in the northwest to the Blue Ridge Mountains; the largest US textile producer. Capital: Columbia. Pop: 4 147 152 (2003 est). Area: 78 282 sq km (30 225 sq miles)
Abbreviation and zip code: SC
Cultural definitions for south carolina
South Carolina
State in the southeastern United States, bordered by North Carolina to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and Georgia to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is Columbia.
notes for South Carolina
One of the
thirteen colonies.
notes for South Carolina
One of the
Confederate states during the
Civil War.