CAROLINA, a province of N. America, belonging to Great Britain: It is situated, comprehending Georgia, between 75° and 86° W. long. and between 31° and 36° N. lat. and bounded by Virginia on the north, by the Atlantic ocean on the east, by Spanish Florida on the south, and by the Apalachian mountains on the west; or rather extends westward, without any limits. It is divided into three distinct governments, viz. North and South Carolina, and Georgia.