Meanings
plural Croatans
- A member of a small Native American group once living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina.
Synonyms: Croatoan
- An Amerind tribe that once lived in and around Croatan Island.
Synonyms: Croatoan
- historicalA former village in Croatan Island, of the Croatan people of North America.
Synonyms: Croatoan
- abbreviationdatedellipsisEllipsis of Croatan Island. Former name of Hatteras Island. Synonym of Hatteras. An island of Dare County, North Carolina, USA.
Synonyms: Croatan Island, Croatoan Island, Croatoan, Hatteras Island, Hatteras
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Croatan Sound. A sound in Dare County, North Carolina, USA.
Synonyms: Croatan Sound, Croatoan Sound, Croatoan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of a small Native American group once living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina.
proper nounAn Amerind tribe that once lived in and around Croatan Island.
proper nounA former village in Croatan Island, of the Croatan people of North America.
proper nounEllipsis of Croatan Island. Former name of Hatteras Island. Synonym of Hatteras. An island of Dare County, North Carolina, USA.
proper nounEllipsis of Croatan Sound. A sound in Dare County, North Carolina, USA.
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Cite this entry
Croatan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Croatan
“Croatan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Croatan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Croatan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Croatan.
Source: Croatan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.