Raleigh

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Raleigh

/ˈɹɑːliː/ UK
/ˈɹæliː/ UK
/ˈɹɔːliː/ UK
/ˈɹɔːli/ US
/ˈɹɑli/ US

Sounds like rally (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɑːli, -ɔːli, -æliː

Where it comes from

From Old English rā, rāha (“roe deer”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to roe + -ley (“lea”).

proper noun

A medieval manor in Devon, England.
An English habitational surname from the manor in England. Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer and soldier.
A male given name, transferred from the surname.
The capital city of North Carolina, United States and the county seat of Wake County; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
A town, the county seat of Smith County, Mississippi; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
A neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee; named for the city in North Carolina.
A village in Illinois; named for the city in North Carolina.
A census-designated place in Florida.
A census-designated place in North Dakota; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for Raleigh Bowden.
An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for the city in North Carolina.
An unincorporated community in Iowa.
An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia; named for its county, which was named for Sir Walter Raleigh.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: durham, state capital, triangle, rdu, capital city, ral, washbourne, bradwell, devonshire, dartmouth, daventry, redhills, beacon, westwood, rokeby, newport

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"Raleigh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/raleigh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Raleigh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/raleigh

Chicago

"Raleigh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/raleigh.

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@misc{raleigh_2026,
  title = {Raleigh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raleigh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}