# Roanoke Colony

> English word · Proper noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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