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Origin of Name: The colony of Carolina was originally named in honor of France’s Charles IX and then in honor of England’s Charles I and Charles II.
Adjectives: North Carolinian Residents Called: North Carolinians, Tar Heels Postal Code: NCNicknames: Tarheel State, Turpentine State, Old North State, First in Flight 
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