Hatteras
/ˈhætəɹəs/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A former American Indian tribe in the Outer Banks of what is now North Carolina, USA.
- 2 A barrier island in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, United States.
- 3 An unincorporated village in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
- 4 Short for Cape Hatteras, a cape on Hatteras Island in North Carolina, United States. abbreviation, alt-of
Example
More examples"The Bounty sank near Cape Hatteras."
Etymology
Uncertain, but probably from the local Algonquian language of the Hatteras Indians.