Associations to the word «Roanoke»

Wiktionary

ROANOKE, noun. (US) (historical) White beads of low value made from shells, formerly used for ornaments and currency by Native Americans of colonial Virginia.

Dictionary definition

ROANOKE, noun. A city in southwestern Virginia.

Wise words

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