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Raleigh
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English
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Etymology
From en ang rā, ang rāha roe deer + ang lēah woodland, clearing. Equivalent to en roe -leigh -ley en lea.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹɑːliː/ /ˈɹæliː/ /ˈɹɔːliː/ RP
rôʹlē, räʹlē; en /ˈɹɔːli/ /ˈɹɑli/ GA
en en-us-Raleigh.ogg US
en ɑːli ɔːli æliː 2
en rally one pronunciation
Proper noun
en medieval manor county/Devon cc/England.
en English habitational from the manor in England.
Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer and soldier.
en male, transferred from the surname.
en The <<capital city>> of <<s/North Carolina>>, <<c/USA>> and the <<county seat>> of <<co/Wake County>> ; named for Sir Walter Raleigh. TopoZone: Raleigh, North Carolina
en locality in the carea/Bellingen north-eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en town p/Newfoundland and Labrador c/Canada ; named for Sir Walter Raleigh. From 1914
Multiple smaller locales in the United States:
en town/county seat co/Smith County s/Mississippi ; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
en neighborhood city/Memphis s/Tennessee ; named for the city in North Carolina.
en village s/Illinois ; named for the city in North Carolina.
en CDP s/Florida.
en CDP s/North Dakota ; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
en unincorporated community s/Georgia ; named for Raleigh Bowden.
en unincorporated community s/Indiana ; named for the city in North Carolina.
en unincorporated community s/Iowa.
en unincorporated community co/Raleigh County s/West Virginia ; named for its county, which was named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
Derived terms
en Raleighan Raleigh County
Related terms
en Rawley
en Rayleigh
See also
en Deerfield
References
Anagrams
en aeghilr Haigler Righale argileh hair gel
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