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]