RALEIGH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Raleigh mean? 

• RALEIGH (noun)
  The noun RALEIGH has 2 senses:

1. English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)

2. capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina

  Familiarity information: RALEIGH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RALEIGH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ralegh; Raleigh; Sir Walter Ralegh; Sir Walter Raleigh; Walter Ralegh; Walter Raleigh

Instance hypernyms:

coloniser; colonizer (someone who helps to found a colony)

courtier (an attendant at the court of a sovereign)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

capital of North Carolina; Raleigh

Instance hypernyms:

state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)

Holonyms ("Raleigh" is a part of...):

N.C.; NC; North Carolina; Old North State; Tar Heel State (a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies)