South Carolina

noun
1.
a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km).
Capital: Columbia.
Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
Related forms
South Carolinian, adjective, noun
British Dictionary definitions for South Carolina

South Carolina

noun
1.
a state of the southeastern US, on the Atlantic: the first state to secede from the Union in 1860; consists largely of low-lying coastal plains, rising in the northwest to the Blue Ridge Mountains; the largest US textile producer. Capital: Columbia. Pop: 4 147 152 (2003 est). Area: 78 282 sq km (30 225 sq miles) Abbreviation and zip code SC
South Carolina in Culture

South Carolina definition


State in the southeastern United States, bordered by North Carolina to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and Georgia to the south and west. Its capital and largest city is Columbia.

Note: One of the thirteen colonies.
Note: One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.