Carolina
Encyclopedia
Geography
- South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, U.S. state - North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, U.S. state - The CarolinasThe CarolinasThe Carolinas is a term used in the United States to refer collectively to the states of North and South Carolina. Together, the two states + have a population of 13,942,126. "Carolina" would be the fifth most populous state behind California, Texas, New York, and Florida...
, term used to refer collectively to the states of North and South Carolina - Province of CarolinaProvince of CarolinaThe Province of Carolina, originally chartered in 1629, was an English and later British colony of North America. Because the original Heath charter was unrealized and was ruled invalid, a new charter was issued to a group of eight English noblemen, the Lords Proprietors, in 1663...
, the British colonial province until 1729 - Carolina, AlabamaCarolina, AlabamaCarolina is a town in Covington County, Alabama, United States. It is located about 80 miles south of Montgomery, Alabama and about 80 miles west of Dothan, Alabama. At the 2000 census the population was 248.-Geography:...
- Carolina, North Carolina (disambiguation), multiple places
- Carolina, Rhode IslandCarolina, Rhode IslandCarolina is a village that straddles the border of the towns of Charlestown and Richmond on the Pawcatuck River in Washington County, Rhode Island. Rhode Island Route 112 passes through the village...
- Carolina, Puerto RicoCarolina, Puerto RicoCarolina is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; it lies north of Gurabo and Juncos; east of Trujillo Alto and San Juan; and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. Carolina is spread over 12 wards plus Carolina Pueblo...
- Carolina (Maranhão)Carolina (Maranhão)Carolina is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, a city in Brazil - Carolina, MpumalangaCarolina, MpumalangaCarolina is a town situated on the Johannesburg to Swaziland route in Mpumalanga province in South Africa. It is a mixed farming and on a small scale coal and precious stone mining community. It was established by Cornelius Coetzee as a permanent outspan for wagons when gold was discovered in 1883...
, a city in South Africa - Carolina, SurinameCarolina, SurinameCarolina is a resort in Suriname, located in the Para District. Its population at the 2004 census was 220.-References:...
, a city in Suriname - The Carolina terraneCarolina terraneThe Carolina terrane is a terrane in northwestern South Carolina, a volcanic island arc in the Southern Alleghenian orogeny....
, a geologic terrane in the southeastern United States
Athletics
- Carolina PanthersCarolina PanthersThe Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
of the National Football League - Carolina HurricanesCarolina HurricanesThe Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...
of the National Hockey League - Carolina MudcatsCarolina MudcatsThe Carolina Mudcats are a minor league baseball team based in the eastern suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina. The team, which plays in the Carolina League, are the Single-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians major-league club beginning in 2012.-History:...
, baseball team of the Double-A Southern League - Carolina Sandsharks, a professional indoor football team of the AIFA
- Carolina RailHawks FCCarolina RailHawks FCCarolina RailHawks FC is an American professional soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
, of the United Soccer League First Division - Carolina RollergirlsCarolina RollergirlsFounded in January 2004, the Carolina Rollergirls, known as CRG or Carolina Roller Derby, Inc. is an all-women, flat-track roller derby league with a stated mission to foster an alternative sport in North Carolina while training for national competition. Operating as a 501 non-profit organization,...
, of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) - Carolina DynamoCarolina DynamoCarolina Dynamo is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...
, of United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League - The Carolina LeagueCarolina LeagueThe Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic Coast of the United States. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...
, a Class-A league within Minor League Baseball - North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina Tar HeelsThe North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State...
, athletic teams from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Other
- Carolina (Seu Jorge album), U.S. release name of the album Samba Esporte Fino by Seu Jorge
- Carolina (Eric Church album)Carolina (Eric Church album)-Album:-End of year charts:-Singles:-Certifications:...
, the second album by American singer Eric Church - Carolina (film)Carolina (film)Carolina is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Marleen Gorris, starring Julia Stiles, Shirley MacLaine, Alessandro Nivola, Mika Boorem, Randy Quaid, and Jennifer Coolidge. Lisa Sheridan has a cameo role in the film, and Barbara Eden has the uncredited part of Daphne. It is set in Los Angeles,...
, a 2003 film featuring Julia Stiles - "Carolina" (song)Carolina (song)"Carolina" is the official state song of South Carolina since 1911. In 1984, it was joined by "South Carolina On My Mind".- History :The lyrics of the song are based on a poem by Henry Timrod. This poem was edited by G.R. Goodwin and was set to music by Anne Curtis Burgess...
, the state song of South Carolina - Carolina (ship), a Civil War privately owned merchant ship that tried to break though a federal blockade of Galveston, Texas
- Carolina Fanwort, common name of the aquatic plant Cabomba carolinianaCabomba carolinianaCabomba caroliniana, commonly known as Green Cabomba, is an aquatic perennial herbaceous plant native to North America. It is a Weed of National Significance in Australia.-Distribution:...
- Constitutio Criminalis CarolinaConstitutio Criminalis CarolinaThe Constitutio Criminalis Carolina is recognised as the first body of German criminal law...
, the body of medieval German criminal law - Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle CorpsCarolina Crown Drum and Bugle CorpsCarolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps is a Drum Corps International World Class drum and bugle corps, based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The corps organization was founded in 1988 as the Charlotte Drum Corps Association, but the corps did not enter competition as Carolina Crown until the 1990 season...
- Wood DuckWood DuckThe Wood Duck or Carolina Duck is a species of duck found in North America. It is one of the most colourful of North American waterfowl.-Description:...
or Carolina Duck - Carolina Drama, a song by The Raconteurs from the album Consolers of the LonelyConsolers of the LonelyConsolers of the Lonely is the second album of The Raconteurs. It was released on March 25, 2008 on Warner Bros. Records in most parts of the world, and a day earlier on XL Recordings in the UK....
- Carolina (name)Carolina (name)Carolina is a feminine given name in Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch and French. Pronounced kah-ro-LEE-nah , ker-ə-LIEN-ə , kar-ə-LIEN-ə , Kah-ro-li-nah . From the masculine name Carolus which is Latin for Charles...
a feminine given name
See also
- "CarolynaCarolyna"Carolyna" was the second single to be taken from This Time, the fourth solo album of British singer Melanie C in both UK and European territories. Released on 18 June 2007 in the UK and around this period elsewhere...
", a song by Melanie C from This Time - Caroline (disambiguation)
- KarolinaKarolina-People named Karolina:*Karolina Bock, Swedish dancer, actress and singer*Karolina Gočeva, Macedonian singer*Karolina Jovanović, Serbian tennis player*Karolina Kosińska, Polish tennis player*Karolina Kuek,the most popular Ukrainian singer...