roanoke colony

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What does roanoke colony mean?

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

Where does roanoke colony come from?

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

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