Roanoke

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Powhatan rawrenock (“roanoke”, literally “things rubbed smooth by hand”). === Proper noun === Roanoke A placename: Ellipsis of Roanoke Colony: a failed late 16th century English former colony on what is now the coast of North Carolina in the United States. Synonyms: Roanoke Colony, Lost Colony Coordinate term: Croatoan Ellipsis of Roanoke County Ellipsis of Roanoke Island A place in the United States A city in Randolph County, Alabama, United States. A village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. A town in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. An unincorporated community in Howard County and Randolph County, Missouri, United States. A city in Denton County, Texas, United States. An independent city in Virginia, United States. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. ==== Derived terms ====