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Roanoke Pronunciation
Roanoke is pronounced ROH-uh-nohk, IPA /ˈroʊəˌnoʊk/.
ROH-uh-nohk
US /ˈroʊəˌnoʊk/
Syllables: ROH · uh · nohk (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper): An island off North Carolina, famous for a lost English colony, and a city in Virginia.
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Roanoke in a Sentence
- The Roanoke colonists vanished without a clear trace.
- We stopped in Roanoke on the way south.
- Roanoke Island is linked to the mainland by bridge.
Common Mispronunciations of Roanoke
Not ROH-nohk
A weak uh sits between the two halves, so there are three beats here rather than two.
Not roh-uh-NOHK
ROH is the loud one and the two behind it both stay quiet.
Tip: The name comes from an Algonquian word for shell money, which the colonists wrote down as they heard it.
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