Croatan

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Noun

Croatan (plural Croatans or Croatan)

  1. A member of a small Native American group once living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina.
    Synonym: Croatoan

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Croatan

  1. An Amerind tribe that once lived in and around Croatan Island.
    Synonym: Croatoan
  2. (historical) A former village in Croatan Island, of the Croatan people of North America.
    Synonym: Croatoan
  3. (dated) Ellipsis of Croatan Island. Former name of Hatteras Island. Synonym of Hatteras. An island of Dare County, North Carolina, USA.
    Synonyms: Croatan Island, Croatoan Island, Croatoan, Hatteras Island, Hatteras
    Coordinate term: Roanoke
  4. Ellipsis of Croatan Sound. A sound in Dare County, North Carolina, USA.
    Synonyms: Croatan Sound, Croatoan Sound, Croatoan

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