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roanoke

/ˈɹoʊənoʊk/

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What does roanoke mean?

proper noun

  1. 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.
  2. Ellipsis of Roanoke County
  3. Ellipsis of Roanoke Island
More meanings (8)

proper noun

  1. A city in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
  2. A village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States.
  3. A town in Huntington County, Indiana, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Howard County and Randolph County, Missouri, United States.
  5. A city in Denton County, Texas, United States.
  6. An independent city in Virginia, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.

noun

  1. (historical) White beads of low value made from shells, formerly used for ornaments and currency by Native Americans of colonial Virginia.
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Yet Key was the close personal friend of Jackson, Taney,--who was his brother-in-law--John Randolph of Roanoke, and William Wilberforce.
John A. CarpenterThe Star-Spangled BannerProject Gutenberg ebook #727
An artist attached to this expedition left some cuts, one of which represents a village near Roanoke.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
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His father died when his son was but fourteen, and to him he bequeathed the Roanoke River estate, afterwards rebuilt and christened "Monticello."
Edward Sylvester EllisThomas Jefferson, a Character SketchProject Gutenberg ebook #712
This plate shows the noted scuppernongs on Roanoke Island, of which the origin is unknown, but which were of great size more than one hundred years ago.
L. H. (Liberty Hyde) BaileyManual of Gardening (Second Edition) A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home UseProject Gutenberg ebook #9550
Glorious news -- a brave army of continentals coming up -- Marion and the author hasten to meet them at Roanoke -- fortunately get introduced to the baron de Kalb -- polite reception by that amiable officer -- curious and interesting conversation.
M. L. (Mason Locke) WeemsThe Life of General Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #846