Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carolina

/ˌkæɹəˈlɑenə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: car-oli-na
IPA: /ˌkæɹəˈlɑenə/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.

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Example Sentences

"I drove all the way from Florida to Carolina."
"These first English migrants to Jamestown endured terrible disease and arrived during a period of drought and colder-than-normal winters. The migrants to Roanoke on the outer banks of Carolina, where the English had gone in the 1580s, disappeared. And a brief effort to settle the coast of Maine in 1607 and 1608 failed because of an unusually bitter winter."

Etymology

From Italian Carolina or its etymon Latin Carolīna, from Carolus (“Charles”) + -īna (feminine diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, Carol (male given name) + -ina (feminine diminutive suffix). Doublet of Caroline. The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Carolina, Carolīna

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkæɹəˈlɑenə/
British English: /ˌkæɹəˈlaɪnə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Carolinas (plural)

Phrases

Carolina Alley Carolina ash Carolina burger Carolina caviar Carolina cranesbill Carolina dog Carolina duck Carolina geranium

Frequently Paired Words

Carol Caroline Lina

Rhymes With

china vagina medina dinah indochina fina angina karolina kalina jasmina krajina myna

Questions

How do you pronounce carolina?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæɹəˈlɑenə/.
What does carolina mean?: A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.
Where does carolina come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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