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Roanoke Colony

Roanoke Colony proper noun: a sixteenth century failed colony on Roanoke Island in present day Dare County, North Carolina, United States.

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

Synonyms of Roanoke Colony

Origin of Roanoke Colony

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

Questions about Roanoke Colony

What does Roanoke Colony mean?
Roanoke Colony means a sixteenth century failed colony on Roanoke Island in present day Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
What part of speech is Roanoke Colony?
Roanoke Colony is a proper noun.

Words near Roanoke Colony in the dictionary

  1. roaning
  2. Roanna
  3. Roanne
  4. roanoke
  5. Roanoke bells
  6. Roanoke Colony
  7. Roanoke County
  8. Roanoke Island
  9. Roanoker
  10. Roanokers
  11. roans

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