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Carolinian (other)
Carolinian may refer to: * Something from or related to the Caroline Islands, an archipelago of tiny islands in the Pacific Ocean ** Carolinian language, an Austronesian language spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean ** Carolinian people, an Austronesian ethnic group which originates from the Caroline Islands * Something or someone from, or related to, The Carolinas, a region in the United States * Carolinian forest, a life zone in eastern North America * ''Carolinian'' (train), a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern United States * USS ''Carolinian'', a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 * ''The Carolinian'' (play) (also known as ''The Rattlesnake''), a 1922 play by Rafael Sabatini and J. E. Harold Terry. ** ''The Carolinian'' (novel), a 1924 novel by Rafael Sabatini based on the 1922 play * ''The Carolinian'' (newspaper), an African-American newspaper from Raleigh, North Carolina * ''The Carolinian'' (studen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Islands
The Caroline Islands (or the Carolines) are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Politically, they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the central and eastern parts of the group, and Palau at the extreme western end. Historically, this area was also called ''Nuevas Filipinas'' or New Philippines, because they were part of the Spanish East Indies and were governed from Manila in the Philippines. The Carolines are scattered across a distance of approximately , from the westernmost island, Tobi (island), Tobi, in Palau, to the easternmost island, Kosrae, a Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia, state of the FSM. Description The group consists of about 500 small coral islands, east of the Philippines, in the Pacific Ocean. The distance from Yap (one of the larger Caroline islands) to Manila is . Most of the islands are made up of low, flat atoll, coral ato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolinian Language
Carolinian is an Austronesian language originating in the Caroline Islands, but spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is an official language (alongside English) of the Carolinian people. Carolinian is a threatened language according to the Catalogue of Endangered Languages (ELCat), but available data is scarce. There are approximately 3,100 native speakers in the world. Carolinian has 95% lexical similarity with Satawalese, 88% with Woleaian and Puluwatese; 81% with Mortlockese; 78% with Chuukese, 74% with Ulithian. Classification The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas occupies a chain of 14 islands in the Pacific, approximately 1,300 miles southeast of Japan. The total land area encompasses 183.5 square miles, and some islands are unpopulated. Most Carolinians live on Saipan, the largest island, although a very small island, Agrigan, is reported to be populated solely by Carolinians speaking Carolinian language. Carolinian, more usually known as Saipan Carolini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolinian People
The Carolinian people (Endonym and exonym, endonym: Refaluwasch) are a Micronesian people, Micronesian ethnic group who originated in the Caroline Islands, with a total population of over 8,500 people in the Northern Mariana Islands. They are also known as Remathau in Yap's outer islands. ''Refaluwasch'' means "People of the Deep Sea." It is thought that their ancestors may have originally migrated from Asia and Melanesia to Micronesia around 2,000 years ago. Their primary language is Carolinian language, Carolinian, called ''Refaluwasch'' by native speakers, which has a total of about 5,700 speakers. The Refaluwasch traditionally have a Matriarchy, matriarchal society. Most Refaluwasch are of the Roman Catholic faith. The emigration of Refaluwasch to Saipan began in the early 19th century, after the Spain, Spanish reduced the local population of Chamorro people, Chamorro natives to just 3,700. They began to Emigration, emigrate; sailing from the Carolines, which had previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carolinas
The Carolinas, also known simply as Carolina, are the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina considered collectively. They are bordered by Virginia to the north, Tennessee to the west, and Georgia to the southwest. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east. Combining North Carolina's population of 10,439,388 and South Carolina's of 5,118,425, the Carolinas have a collective population of 15,557,813 as of 2020. If the Carolinas were a single state of the United States, it would be the fifth-most populous state, behind California, Texas, Florida, and New York. The Carolinas were known as the Province of Carolina during America's early colonial period, from 1663 to 1712. Prior to that, the land was considered part of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, from 1609 to 1663. The province was named ''Carolina'' to honor King Charles I of England. Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", ''Carolus''. History The region was claimed as part of the Spanish territory n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolinian Forest
The Carolinian forest refers to a life zone in eastern North America characterized primarily by the predominance of deciduous (broad-leaf) forest. The term "Carolinian", which is most commonly used in Canada, refers to the deciduous forests which span across much of the eastern United States from North Carolina northward into southern Ontario, Canada. These deciduous forests in the United States and southern Ontario share many similar characteristics and species hence their association. Today the term is often used to refer to the Canadian portion (northern limit) of the deciduous forest region while the portion in the United States is often referred to as the "Eastern deciduous forest". Location and extent The Carolinian zone spans across much of the eastern United States, with extensive coverage in the Virginias, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, parts of southern New York state, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, eastern Ohio, and small parts of southern Michi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolinian (train)
The ''Carolinian'' is a daily Amtrak passenger train that runs between New York City and Charlotte, North Carolina, with major stops in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Greensboro. The service is the longest state-supported route in the Amtrak system. Northbound trains leave Charlotte at breakfast time and arrive in New York in the early evening, while southbound trains leave New York during the morning rush and arrive in Charlotte in the evening. The ''Carolinian'' began operation in 1990 and is jointly funded and operated by Amtrak and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Additional corridor service between Charlotte and Raleigh is provided by the ''Piedmont''. The two trains are marketed by NCDOT under the NC By Train brand. The train operates over the Northeast Corridor between New York and Washington, D.C. The North Carolina portion of the route runs along the North Carolina Railroad, a state-owned rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Carolinian
USS ''Carolinian'' (ID-1445) was a cargo ship that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919. ''Carolinian'' was built as a commercial cargo ship in 1906 at West Hartlepool, England, by the Furness-Withy Company. She operated under the names SS ''Harley'' and SS ''Southerner''. By the time the United States entered World War I in 1917, she was named SS ''Carolinian'' and was the property of the Garland Steamship Company of New York City. For most of the war, she operated under a United States Army charter. The U.S. Navy acquired her for World War I service on 5 October 1918, assigned her the naval registry Identification Number (Id. No.) 1445, and commissioned her the same day as USS ''Carolinian''. ''Carolinian'' operated in European waters, based at Cardiff, Wales, carrying coal from Cardiff and other English ports to France for use by U.S. Army transports coaling at French ports from her commissioning until 8 February 1919. On 8 February 1919, ''Carolinian'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carolinian (play)
Carolinian may refer to: * Something from or related to the Caroline Islands, an archipelago of tiny islands in the Pacific Ocean ** Carolinian language, an Austronesian language spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean ** Carolinian people, an Austronesian ethnic group which originates from the Caroline Islands * Something or someone from, or related to, The Carolinas, a region in the United States * Carolinian forest, a life zone in eastern North America * ''Carolinian'' (train), a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern United States * USS ''Carolinian'', a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 * ''The Carolinian'' (play) (also known as ''The Rattlesnake''), a 1922 play by Rafael Sabatini and J. E. Harold Terry. ** ''The Carolinian'' (novel), a 1924 novel by Rafael Sabatini based on the 1922 play * ''The Carolinian'' (newspaper), an African-American newspaper from Raleigh, North Carolina * ''The Carolinian'' (studen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Sabatini
Rafael Sabatini (29 April 1875 – 13 February 1950) was an Italian people, Italian-born British writer of novels, writer of romance novel, romance and adventure novel, adventure novels. He is best known for his worldwide bestsellers: ''The Sea Hawk'' (1915), ''Scaramouche (novel), Scaramouche'' (1921), Captain Blood (novel), ''Captain Blood'' (a.k.a. ''Captain Blood: His Odyssey'') (1922), and ''Bellarion the Fortunate'' (1926). Several of his novels have been made into films, both silent and sound. In all, Sabatini produced 34 novels, eight short story collections, six non-fiction books, numerous uncollected short stories, and several plays. Life as an author After a brief stint in the business world, Sabatini went to work as a writer. His first published short story, "The Red Mask," was printed in 1898, and his first novel came out in 1902. It took Sabatini roughly a quarter of a century of hard work before he attained success in 1921 with ''Scaramouche (novel), Scaramouch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carolinian (novel)
Carolinian may refer to: * Something from or related to the Caroline Islands, an archipelago of tiny islands in the Pacific Ocean ** Carolinian language, an Austronesian language spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean ** Carolinian people, an Austronesian ethnic group which originates from the Caroline Islands * Something or someone from, or related to, The Carolinas, a region in the United States * Carolinian forest, a life zone in eastern North America * ''Carolinian'' (train), a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern United States * USS ''Carolinian'', a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 * ''The Carolinian'' (play) (also known as ''The Rattlesnake''), a 1922 play by Rafael Sabatini and J. E. Harold Terry. ** ''The Carolinian'' (novel), a 1924 novel by Rafael Sabatini based on the 1922 play * ''The Carolinian'' (newspaper), an African-American newspaper from Raleigh, North Carolina * ''The Carolinian'' (studen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carolinian (newspaper)
''The Carolinian''. formerly the ''Carolina Tribune'', is an African-American newspaper published in Raleigh Raleigh ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most populous city in the state (after Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte) ..., North Carolina, United States. Paul R. Jervay Sr. took over the ''Tribune'' in 1940 and renamed it ''Carolinian''. Paul R. Jervay Jr. eventually took over the paper from his dad. The ''Carolina Tribune'' was published from 1932 until 1940 by a person with the surname Nanton. Jervay's father Robert was also a publisher and his mother and brother, T. C. Jervay, were also in the business. T. C. Published a paper in Wilmington. It is published twice-weekly. The paper has been described as prominent and politically independent. See also * List of African-American newspapers in North Carolina References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American Newspaper
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African Americans constitute the second largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. after White Americans. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States. In 2023, an estimated 48.3 million people self-identified as Black, making up 14.4% of the country’s population. This marks a 33% increase since 2000, when there were 36.2 million Black people living in the U.S. African-American history began in the 16th century, with Africans being sold to European slave traders and transported across the Atlantic to the Western Hemisphere. They were sold as slaves to European colonists and put to work on plantations, particularly in the southern colonies. A few were able to achieve freedom through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
