Instance_Hypernym

noun

one of the 50 states of the United States

Member_meronym

Confederacy 1

noun

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

Part_meronym

Great Smoky Mountains National Park 1

noun

a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States

United States 1

noun

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

South 1

noun

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

Carolina 1

noun

the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina

Cape Fear 1

noun

a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean

Old North State 1

noundomain: location

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies

Synonyms

North Carolina 1
a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
Tar Heel State 1
a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
NC 1
a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
N.C. 1
a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies