English Explanatory Dictionary

Hatteras

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former American Indian tribe in the Outer Banks of what is now North Carolina, USA.
  2. A barrier island in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, United States.
  3. An unincorporated village in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
  4. Short for Cape Hatteras, a cape on Hatteras Island in North Carolina, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈhætəɹəs/

Word forms

Hatteras Hatorask

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably from the local Algonquian language of the Hatteras Indians.

Synonyms

Croatoan Hatteras Island

Derived words

Cape Hatteras
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