Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roanoke island

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: roanoke is-land
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Dare County, North Carolina, United States.

Example Sentences

""Still country and stubborn," says Betty Etheridge (right) describing her hometown of Wanchese, a small fishing village at the southern end of Roanoke Island."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: rawrenock

Frequently Paired Words

Roanoke Colony

Synonyms

Roanoke

Questions

What does roanoke island mean?: An island of Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
Where does roanoke island come from?: From island + Powhatan rawrenock (“roanoke”, literally “things rubbed smooth by hand”)

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