WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Raleigh
    n 1: English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to
         colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to
         England (1552-1618) [syn: Raleigh, Walter Raleigh, Sir
         Walter Raleigh, Ralegh, Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter
         Ralegh]
    2: capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east
       central part of the North Carolina [syn: Raleigh, capital
       of North Carolina]