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Definitions for Roanoke
ˈroʊ əˌnoʊkroanoke
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Princeton's WordNet
Roanokenoun
a city in southwestern Virginia
Wiktionary
roanokenoun
White beads of low value made from shells, formerly used for ornaments and currency by Native Americans of colonial Virginia.
Etymology: From rawrenock.
Wikidata
Roanoke
Roanoke is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States and part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 8,000 at the 2012 census. The main east-west road through town, State Highway 114 Business, is named "Byron Nelson Boulevard" in honor of the golfer who resided in the community. Roanoke is home to many restaurants, as well as a hotel that bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde resided in during the 1930s. The Northwest Regional Airport is located 2 miles north of the city center.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Roanoke
a flourishing city of Virginia, U.S., on the Roanoke River; has rapidly sprung into a busy centre of steel, iron, machinery, tobacco, and other factories.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
roanoke
A river of Virginia and North Carolina; empties into Albemarle Sound. In 1861, Albemarle Island, at its mouth, and Plymouth were taken by the Federal gunboats.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Roanoke in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Roanoke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Roanoke in a Sentence
As the mayor of Roanoke, to you our city, to each member of this council and all my friends and supporters who have held me in the highest esteem, I want to say today that I apologize to all those offended by my remarks. No one else is to be blamed but me.
No amount of gun control would have stopped the suspect in the Roanoke shooting.
I know there have been calls for me to resign over this incident. I know council members have received those calls as well, i hope and pray that you, my fellow council members, and the Roanoke community will accept my genuine and heartfelt apology.
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