Roanoke Colony

proper noun

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

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Lost ColonyRoanoke
OriginPowhatan rawrenock →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA sixteenth century failed colony on Roanoke Island in present day Dare County, North Carolina, United States.

    Synonyms: Lost Colony, Roanoke

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
Lost ColonyRoanoke
Also see
lost colonyroanoke

Origin

  1. Powhatanrawrenock“roanoke”
  2. EnglishRoanoke Colony

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

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APA

Roanoke Colony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roanoke%20Colony

MLA

“Roanoke Colony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roanoke%20Colony. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roanoke Colony,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roanoke%20Colony.

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