# Hatteras

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhætəɹəs/ · frequency rank #54,824

## Definitions
1. A former American Indian tribe in the Outer Banks of what is now North Carolina, USA.
2. A barrier island in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, United States.
3. An unincorporated village in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
4. Short for Cape Hatteras, a cape on Hatteras Island in North Carolina, United States.

## Etymology
Uncertain, but probably from the local Algonquian language of the Hatteras Indians.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hatteras