- a state in the southeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 square miles (80,430 square kilometers). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviations: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- a state of the southeastern US, on the Atlantic: the first state to secede from the Union in 1860; consists largely of low-lying coastal plains, rising in the northwest to the Blue Ridge Mountains; the largest US textile producer. Capital: Columbia. Pop: 4 147 152 (2003 est). Area: 78 282 sq km (30 225 sq miles)
