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Roanoke Island
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English
Etymology
From en island + en pim rawrenock roanoke things rubbed smooth by hand
Proper noun
en island co/Dare County s/North Carolina c/USA.
en Roanoke
en Roanoke Colony
en w:National Geographic 1987 October 172 4 North Carolina's Outer Banks Charles E. Cobb, Jr. 503 "Still country and stubborn," says Betty Etheridge (right) describing her hometown of Wanchese, a small fishing village at the southern end of Roanoke Island.