Carolinians
Charlotte or Charleston locals
Carolinians are people from North Carolina or South Carolina, the two U.S. states that share the Carolina name.
The term covers residents, natives, or those who identify with either state: Carolinians on both sides of the border.
When distinction matters, speakers specify North Carolinians or South Carolinians.
People living somewhere
- nativesOriginal local population
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- citizensMembers of a nation
population · southerners · community · neighbors · fellowship · kinship · ancestry · heritage
Feminine name, Carolina city
- RaleighNorth Carolina capital
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
- GreenvilleCommon American city name
Asheville · Myrtle Beach · Outer Banks · Blue Ridge Mountains · Piedmont · Lowcountry · Appalachian · Atlantic Coast
Laid-back Southern swing style
- GullahSea Islands creole language
- oyster roastOutdoor shellfish feast
- pimento cheeseCheese-and-pepper spread
- CheerwineCherry-flavored Southern soda
boiled peanuts · pulled pork · storytelling · clogging · pottery
Of occupied territories
- Revolutionary WarColonial uprising against Britain
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- antebellumBefore a war's start
Reconstruction · Confederacy · Tar Heels · Blackbeard · Wright brothers · Roanoke Colony · Fort Sumter · plantations
Generous treatment of guests
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- porch sittingRelaxing on home's entrance
- neighborlinessFriendly conduct toward locals
church-going · tailgating · front porch · sweet tea · manners · graciousness · resilience · independent
residents
People living somewhere
- nativesOriginal local population
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
citizens · population · southerners · community · neighbors · fellowship · kinship · ancestry · heritage · roots
Charlotte
Feminine name, Carolina city
- RaleighNorth Carolina capital
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
Greenville · Asheville · Myrtle Beach · Outer Banks · Blue Ridge Mountains · Piedmont · Lowcountry · Appalachian · Atlantic Coast · Cape Hatteras
shag dancing
Laid-back Southern swing style
- GullahSea Islands creole language
- oyster roastOutdoor shellfish feast
- pimento cheeseCheese-and-pepper spread
Cheerwine · boiled peanuts · pulled pork · storytelling · clogging · pottery
colonial
Of occupied territories
- Revolutionary WarColonial uprising against Britain
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
antebellum · Reconstruction · Confederacy · Tar Heels · Blackbeard · Wright brothers · Roanoke Colony · Fort Sumter · plantations · Andrew Jackson
hospitality
Generous treatment of guests
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- porch sittingRelaxing on home's entrance
neighborliness · church-going · tailgating · front porch · sweet tea · manners · graciousness · resilience · independent · hardworking
- Pacific IslandersPolynesians, Melanesians, Micronesians, Hawaiians, Samoans
- SouthernersAlabaman, Alabamian, Alabamians, Arkansan, Arkansans
- Micronesians
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- Regional PeoplesAfricans, Asians, Australians, Europeans, Scandinavians
CaroliniansNew Englanders
Northeastern U.S. inhabitants
Yankees · New Yorkers · Virginians · Georgians · Midwesterners
CaroliniansAlaskans
Largest state's inhabitants
Hawaiians · Mainers · Minnesotans · Californians · Oregonians
- South CaroliniansResidents of eighth state
- North CaroliniansPeople from the Tarheel State
Carolina, Carolinas, Carol, Charles, Carl, Carlos, charlatan