Etymology

roanoke

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Today it means: White beads of low value made from shells, formerly used for ornaments and currency by Native Americans of colonial Virginia. Full definition →

Powhatan rawrenock
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roanoke · noun1

  1. Powhatan · borrowed fromrawrenock“things rubbed smooth by hand”
  2. English todayroanoke

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

Roanoke · proper noun2

  1. Powhatan · borrowed fromrawrenock“roanoke”
  2. English todayRoanoke

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

Words from the same roots

Powhatanrawrenock all →

Roanoke ColonyRoanoke Island

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