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East Carolina
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English
Etymology
From the analogy with en North Carolina and en South Carolina.
Proper noun
East Carolina
A university located in Greenville, North Carolina.
en 2007 The Inner Islands: A Carolinian's Sound Country Chronicle Bland Simpson 0807876747 When I heard about a party from East Carolina having found the lost Batts Island in the 1970s, I sought out and asked East Carolina geologist Vince Bellis about that find.
en 2012 John F. Kennedy's North Carolina Campaign John Allen Tucker 63 0738592943 That Greenville and East Carolina were on the itinerary was in no small part due to the efforts of Dr. Leo W. Jenkins, president of East Carolina. Jenkins, a New Jersey native, wrote Kennedy in January 1960 inviting him to speak on campus.
en 2013 William Friday: Power, Purpose, and American Higher Education William A. Link 1469611864 In the campaign for a medical school, East Carolina fused eastern North Carolina jingoism, resentment by the east and west of Piedmont dominance, and ant-Chapel Hill sentiment.
en 2013 African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina Sarah Bryan; Beverly Patterson; Michelle Lanier 164 1469612798 I wanted to describe the situation at East Carolina, which was rather interesting, in that my parents had worked at this institution for years.
A en hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of the en Carolinas.
en 2014 Claimed Nana Bonsu 1496926188 He mused with them occasionally that he was from East Carolina—the state situated between North and South Carolina, which should not be confused with the state of West Carolina, which bordered the Atlantic on the west side of the ocean.
en 2015 The Guide to U.S. Legal Analysis and Communication Deborah B. McGregor; Cynthia M. Adams 1454819189 The Court concludes, however, that Blue Sail Cayman solicited business sufficiently in East Carolina to bring it within East Carolina's jurisdictional statue.
en 2016 Examples & Explanations for Conflict of Laws Michael H. Hoffheimer 1454874724 The East Carolina legislature has enacted a statute that bars negligence claims for injuries caused during horse riding lessons. West Carolina has no such bar, and riding instructors are liable for actual damages caused by their negligence.
See also
en West Carolina