N.C. vs North Carolina

N.C. and North Carolina both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
N.C.	Yes	No	No	No
North Carolina	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, N.C. and North Carolina are synonyms defined as:

N.C. and North Carolina: a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies

Other synonyms of N.C. include NC, Old North State, Tar Heel State.

N.C. (noun)	North Carolina (noun)
a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies	a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
	one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Bath, Edenton, Brunswick Town, or New Bern