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Meaning of Tar Heel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Synonym of North Carolinian.
    US, slang
  2. A small town in Bladen County, North Carolina.
  3. A person associated with or supportive of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
    US, slang
  4. An unincorporated community in Hickman County, Kentucky.

Examples

“I'm a Tar Heel born I'm a Tar Heel bred And when I die I'm a Tar Heel dead.”
“Michael Jordan is one of many Tar Heel basketball standouts.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Tar Heel State tar paper tar sand tar spot TAR syndrome tar water

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