Carolina

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Carolus (“Charles”) +‎ -ina (feminine diminutive suffix). The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkæɹəˈlaɪnə/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˌkaɹəˈlɑjnə/ (US) (without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˌkæɹəˈlaɪnə/ (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˌkɛɹəˈlaɪnə/ (African-American Vernacular) IPA(key): [kæəˈlaːnə] (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌkaɾəˈlʌɪnə/ (Wales) IPA(key): /ˌkaɾəˈlaɪnə/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˌkæɹəˈlɑenə/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌkɛɹəˈlɑenə/ Rhymes: -aɪnə === Proper noun === Carolina (countable and uncountable, plural Carolinas) (countable) A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English. (uncountable) A placename: Either North Carolina or South Carolina. A town in Alabama. A village and census-designated place in the towns of Charlestown and Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island. A municipality of Maranhão, Brazil. A municipality of Maranhão, Brazil. A municipality of Puerto Rico, United States. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. A municipality of Para district, Suriname. A town in San Miguel department, El Salvador. (uncountable) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Carol Caroline Lina ==== Descendants ==== Latin: carolinianus (New Latin) Latin: carolinensis (New Latin) === References === === Anagrams === Carniola, anirolac, conarial == Catalan == === Proper noun === Carolina f a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.roˈli.na/ Rhymes: -ina Hyphenation: Ca‧ro‧lì‧na === Proper noun === Carolina f a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline === Anagrams === caorlina, ciarlano, ciarlona, ricalano == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ca‧ro‧li‧na === Proper noun === Carolina f (plural Carolinas) a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline Carolina (either of the two states North Carolina or South Carolina) ==== Derived terms ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾoˈlina/ [ka.ɾoˈli.na] Rhymes: -ina Syllabification: Ca‧ro‧li‧na === Proper noun === Carolina f a female given name, equivalent to English Caroline a town in San Miguel department, El Salvador ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Carolina c (genitive Carolinas) a female given name, variant of Karolina