Standard Lemma guide

Croatoan

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

Former name of Hatteras Island. Synonym of Hatteras. An island of Dare County, North Carolina, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Croatoan Island, Croatan Island, Croatan

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

Dated spelling of Croatan: An Amerind people that once resided on the island.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Croatan

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 3

A former village of the Croatoan people that once existed on Croatoan Island.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Croatan

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of Croatoan Sound. Synonym of Croatan Sound. A sound in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Croatan, Croatan Sound, Croatoan Sound

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 5

Dated spelling of Croatan: A member of the Croatoan people, an Amerind people of the east coast of North America

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Croatan

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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