English Explanatory Dictionary

roanoke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. White beads of low value made from shells, formerly used for ornaments and currency by Native Americans of colonial Virginia.
name
  1. A placename:
  2. Ellipsis of Roanoke Colony: a failed late 16th century English former colony on what is now the coast of North Carolina in the United States.
  3. Ellipsis of Roanoke County
  4. Ellipsis of Roanoke Island
  5. A place in the United States
  6. A city in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
  7. A village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States.
  8. A town in Huntington County, Indiana, United States.
  9. An unincorporated community in Howard County and Randolph County, Missouri, United States.
  10. A city in Denton County, Texas, United States.
  11. An independent city in Virginia, United States.
  12. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹoʊənoʊk/ /ˈɹəʊənəʊk/

Word forms

roanoke rawranoke

Etymology

Borrowed from Powhatan rawrenock (“things rubbed smooth by hand”).

Synonyms

Roanoke Colony Lost Colony

Derived words

Roanoke bells Roanoke Colony Roanoke County Roanoke Island Roanoker
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