noun (n)

• a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies(noun.location)

  Synonym:
  nc, old north state, tar heel state
  

  source: wordnet30
• one of the British colonies that formed the United States(noun.location)

  Synonym:
  connecticut, delaware, georgia, maryland, massachusetts, massachusetts bay colony, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, virginia
  

  source: wordnet30