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Croatoan

Croatoan noun: dated spelling of Croatan: A member of the Croatoan people, an Amerind people of the east coast of North America. Also the ellipsis of Croatoan Sound. Synonym of Croatan Sound.

Noun

Croatoan (plural Croatoans or Croatoan)

  1. Dated spelling of Croatan: A member of the Croatoan people, an Amerind people of the east coast of North America
    Synonyms:
    Croatan

Proper noun

Croatoan

  1. (dated) Former name of Hatteras Island. Synonym of Hatteras. An island of Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
  2. Dated spelling of Croatan: An Amerind people that once resided on the island.
    Synonyms:
    Croatan
  3. (historical) A former village of the Croatoan people that once existed on Croatoan Island.
    Synonyms:
    Croatan

Also used as

Croatoan is also the ellipsis of Croatoan Sound. Synonym of Croatan Sound.

Synonyms of Croatoan

Forms of Croatoan

pluralCroatoans
pluralCroatoan

Words formed from Croatoan

Questions about Croatoan

What does Croatoan mean?
Croatoan means dated spelling of Croatan: A member of the Croatoan people, an Amerind people of the east coast of North America.
What part of speech is Croatoan?
Croatoan can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Croatoan?
The plural of Croatoan is Croatoans.

Words near Croatoan in the dictionary

  1. Croatizing
  2. Croatness
  3. Croato-
  4. Croato-centric
  5. Croato-Serbian
  6. Croatoan
  7. Croatoan Island
  8. Croatoan Sound
  9. Croatoans
  10. Croatocentric
  11. Croatocentrism

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