Roanoke Colony

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Etymology

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

  1. derived from rawrenock — “roanoke

Definitions

  1. A sixteenth century failed colony on Roanoke Island in present day Dare County, North…

    A sixteenth century failed colony on Roanoke Island in present day Dare County, North Carolina, United States.

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