Definition
A city in Virginia; also historically refers to a Native American settlement and the 'Lost Colony' of English settlers.
Etymology
From Powhatan (a Native American language), 'Roanoke' originally meant something like 'scraped money' or 'shell money,' referring to wampum used as currency. The name was preserved when English colonists arrived.
Kelly Says
The Roanoke Colony (1587) remains one of America's greatest mysteries—an entire English settlement vanished, leaving only the word 'CROATOAN' carved into a tree. Historians still debate whether they died, were absorbed into Native American tribes, or moved elsewhere.
Translations
ARالعربية
روآ诺ك
Roo-a-no-k
BNবাংলা
রোয়ানোক
ro-ya-nok
CACatalà
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
CSČeština
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
DADansk
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
DEDeutsch
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
ELΕλληνικά
Ροανοκ
Ro-an-ok
ESEspañol
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
FISuomi
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
FRFrançais
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
HIहिन्दी
रोआनोके
ro-a-no-ke
HUMagyar
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
IDBahasa Indonesia
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
ITItaliano
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
MSBahasa Melayu
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
MYမြန်မာ
ရိုးအနိုက
ro-a-no-k
NLNederlands
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
NONorsk
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
PLPolski
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
PTPortuguês
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
RORomână
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
RUРусский
Роанок
Ro-an-ok
SVSvenska
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
SWKiswahili
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
TAதமிழ்
ரோயானோக்
ro-ya-no-k
TEతెలుగు
రోయానోక్
ro-ya-no-k
TRTürkçe
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke
UKУкраїнська
Роанок
Ro-an-ok
VITiếng Việt
Roanoke
Ro-an-o-ke