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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A former American Indian tribe in the Outer Banks of what is now North Carolina, USA.
2. 2
   A barrier island in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, United States.
3. 3
   An unincorporated village in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
4. 4
   Short for Cape Hatteras, a cape on Hatteras Island in North Carolina, United States. abbreviation, alt-of

Synonyms

All synonyms

cape hatterascroatancroatan islandcroatoancroatoan islandhatteras island

Example

More examples

"The Bounty sank near Cape Hatteras."

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably from the local Algonquian language of the Hatteras Indians.

Related phrases

Cape Hatterasbarrier islandnorth carolina

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