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Roanoke definition

Roa·noke (rō′ə nōk′)

  1. river flowing from SW Va. southeast through NE N.C. into Albemarle Sound: c. 380 mi (612 km)
  2. city in SW Va., on this river: pop. 95,000
  3. island off the coast of N.C.: site of abortive English colony (1585-87)

Etymology: < Carolina Algonquian: meaning unknown

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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a type of shell used for bartering by primitive American Indians

Posted by anonymous 41 days ago.

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