noun (n)

• 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, north carolina, pennsylvania, rhode island, virginia
  

  source: wordnet30
• a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies(noun.location)

  Synonym:
  palmetto state, sc
  

  source: wordnet30