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North Carolinian

Definitions

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  • adjective Of or relating to North Carolina, one of the United States.
  • noun A resident of North Carolina.

Etymologies

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From Carolina + -an.

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Examples

  • Another national honor paid a North Carolinian was the appointment of Dobbin to be secretary of the navy in President Pierce's cabinet.

    Party Politics in North Carolina, 1835-1860 1916

  • George Widener: In January, the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, Germany, devoted an elaborate exhibit to this self-taught North Carolinian and his colorful doomsday drawings, but he's not yet well known in his home country.

    At Armory, Fast Food, 3-D And Some New Big Guns Kelly Crow 2011

  • "I'm not interested in fighting it out over who lost the most," says Mr. Howard, a 31-year-old North Carolinian.

    The Numbers War Between the States Cameron McWhirter 2011

  • "On the eve of my 60th birthday and without marketable skills I have no chance of ever finding a job again in the traditional economy," wrote a North Carolinian who'd been out of work nearly two years.

    EXCERPT: "A People's History Of The Great Recession" By Arthur Delaney 2011

  • "On the eve of my 60th birthday and without marketable skills I have no chance of ever finding a job again in the traditional economy," writes a North Carolinian who's been out of work nearly two years.

    'I Played By The Rules' -- 'The Rules Have Changed' 2011

  • Brian, a 27-year-old North Carolinian sitting at the table who declined to give his last name, cautioned that he wasn't the sign's creator.

    Among the Occupiers Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • He too wanted to know if the North Carolinian spoke for Polk.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • On July 23, when Polk called Haywood to the White House to discuss the issue, the North Carolinian appeared highly agitated about the bill.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • He too wanted to know if the North Carolinian spoke for Polk.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • On July 23, when Polk called Haywood to the White House to discuss the issue, the North Carolinian appeared highly agitated about the bill.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

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