South Carolina

South Carolina
noun
1. one of the British colonies that formed the United States (Freq. 1)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Colony
2. a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑Palmetto State, ↑SC
• Members of this Region: ↑Cowpens, ↑battle of Cowpens
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑American state
• Part Holonyms:
• Part Meronyms:

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South Carolina [South Carolina]
a south-eastern US state on the Atlantic Ocean, also called the Palmetto State. The capital and largest city is Columbia. The state was named after the English king ↑Charles I and was one of the original ↑thirteen colonies. It produces ↑textiles, fruit, tobacco, chickens and ↑cattle. Its tourist attractions include the Fort Sumter National Monument and the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia.

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