Roanoke Island

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Roanoke Island

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

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An island of Dare County, North Carolina, United States. "Still country and stubborn," says Betty Etheridge (right) describing her hometown of Wanchese, a small fishing village at the southern end of Roanoke Island.
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@misc{roanoke_island_2026,
  title = {Roanoke Island},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roanoke%20island},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}