RALEIGH


Meaning of RALEIGH in English

I. Raleigh, Sir Wal ‧ ter /ˈwɔːltə/ BrE AmE

(?1552–1618) an English ↑ explorer who made several journeys to North and South America and later wrote books about them. He is known for being the person who first brought potatoes and tobacco to Britain, and for putting his ↑ cloak over a ↑ puddle (=a small pool of water) , so that Queen Elizabeth I could walk over it without getting her feet wet.

II. Ra ‧ leigh 1 /ˈrɑːli, ˈrɔː-/ BrE AmE

the capital of the US state of North Carolina

III. Raleigh 2 BrE AmE

trademark a British company which makes bicycles

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.