# East Carolina

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A university located in Greenville, North Carolina.
2. A hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of the Carolinas.

## Etymology
From the analogy with North Carolina and South Carolina.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/east-carolina