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Croatan

American  
[kroh-uh-tan, kroh-uh-tuhn] / ˈkroʊ ə tæn, ˈkroʊ ə tən /

noun

  • Croatan,
    plural
  • Croatans
    plural
  1. Also, Croatan Indian, a member of a group of people from North Carolina and South Carolina having Indigenous, Black, and white ancestry.


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Administrators viewed the harassment at Croatan High School as isolated incidents because there were many different perpetrators, records show.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2025

Such dynamics played out in April, 2023, when a blaze in North Carolina’s Croatan National Forest jumped from 7,000 acres to 32,000 in two days and burned for 10 weeks.

From Salon Oct. 20, 2024

Trillium was one of the organizers of the statement, along with environmental research group Croatan Institute and the New York City comptroller, Scott Stringer.

From Seattle Times Sep. 26, 2016

It covers Albemarle, Currituck, Croatan and Roanoke sounds for all anchored gill nets.

From Washington Times Jun. 12, 2015

He is said to have been a North Carolina mixture of Negro and Croatan Indian; he was a magnificent specimen of manhood with swart Indian complexion.

From Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations by J. Frank (James Frank) Dobie

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