Standard Lemma guide

Croatan

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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name

Meaning 1

An Amerind tribe that once lived in and around Croatan Island.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Croatoan

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

A former village in Croatan Island, of the Croatan people of North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Croatoan

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of Croatan Island. Former name of Hatteras Island. Synonym of Hatteras. An island of Dare County, North Carolina, USA.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, ellipsis

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Croatan Island, Croatoan Island, Croatoan, Hatteras Island, Hatteras

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of Croatan Sound. A sound in Dare County, North Carolina, USA.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Croatan Sound, Croatoan Sound, Croatoan

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 5

A member of a small Native American group once living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Croatoan

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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