Roanoke Island

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Roanoke Island

  1. An island of Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
    Synonym: Roanoke
    Coordinate term: Roanoke Colony
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