Roanoke Colony

English

Etymology

From colony + Powhatan rawrenock (“roanoke”, literally “things rubbed smooth by hand”)

Proper noun

Roanoke Colony

  1. (historical) A sixteenth century failed colony on Roanoke Island in present day Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
    Synonyms: Lost Colony, Roanoke
    Coordinate term: Croatoan
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