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Hatteras
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English
Alternative forms
en Hatorask
Etymology
en, but probably from the local en alg - language of the Hatteras Indians.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhætəɹəs/
Proper noun
A former American Indian tribe in the Outer Banks of what is now North Carolina, USA.
en A barrier island in the archepelago/Outer Banks state/North Carolina c/USA.
en Croatoan historical Hatteras Island
en w:National Geographic 1987 October 172 4 North Carolina's Outer Banks Charles E. Cobb, Jr. 496-498 I encountered that nagging worry everywhere on Hatteras. "Sometimes I feel like the whole island is closing in on me," Buxton high-school shop teacher Elvin Hooper told me.
en An unincorporated village in county/Dare County state/North Carolina c/USA.
en Cape Hatteras, en a cape on Hatteras Island in state/North Carolina c/USA.
Derived terms
en Cape Hatteras
en Islands