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hatteras

/ˈhætəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
hat-teras
IPA
/ˈhætəɹəs/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former American Indian tribe in the Outer Banks of what is now North Carolina, USA.

name

A barrier island in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, United States.

name

An unincorporated village in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.

name

Short for Cape Hatteras, a cape on Hatteras Island in North Carolina, United States.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hatorask (alternative)

Phrases

Cape Hatteras

Synonyms

Croatoan Hatteras Island

Questions

How do you pronounce hatteras?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhætəɹəs/.
What does hatteras mean?
A former American Indian tribe in the Outer Banks of what is now North Carolina, USA.
Where does hatteras come from?
Uncertain, but probably from the local Algonquian language of the Hatteras Indians.

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