Roanoke
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- proper noun
- /ˈroʊəˌnoʊk/
- The first regional office was established in Roanoke to be near teachers in a region more than 200 miles southwest of Richmond.
- Roanoke, Va.
- Roanoke Times
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- School in Roanoke, VA, school in Toledo, OH, school in New York.
- Patricia is up next in Roanoke, VA.
- And I spent most of my summers in Roanoke, VA and a couple years of my teenage years and I lived with my aunts.
- And I spent the summer hanging out with him trying to learn about this nascent cell of heroin users in the in the wealthy light suburbs of Roanoke.
- A murder house, Asylum, coven, freak show, hotel Roanoke cult, a cop apocalypse.
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By 1584, the English had arrived at Roanoke, and two years later, they attacked the Spanish outpost St. Augustine.
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Well, I got three meetings today, and then I got a few in Virginia, and the last one is in Roanoke.
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My older brother Harry lives in Roanoke, Virginia... with his wife Estelle.
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The Mayfair Club in Roanoke, Virginia.
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OK, When they arrived on Roanoke Island, they were, you know, they were greeted as friends by the Croatoans.
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The annual festival in Roanoke, Virginia, attracts visitors from all over the state.
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My friend invited me to her wedding, which will be held in Roanoke, a beautiful city in the mountains.
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After driving through the scenic landscape, we finally arrived in Roanoke, Virginia, excited to explore.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Roanoke comes from a Native American Algonquian word thought to mean 'shell money' or 'place of shells'. That's why the town and the nearby river carry a name that points to the shells people found and used there long ago.