Noun raleigh has 2 senses
- Raleigh, Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Raleigh, Ralegh, Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter Ralegh - English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
--1 is a kind of courtier; colonizer, coloniser
- Raleigh, capital of North Carolina - capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina
--2 is a kind of state capital
--2 is a part of North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC
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