Rosa

[ Italian raw-zah; English roh-zuh ]

noun

1. Sal·va·tor [sahl, -vah-taw, r], 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
2. Mon·te [mawn, -te, mon, -tee], a mountain between Switzerland and Italy, in the Pennine Alps: second highest peak of the Alps. 15,217 feet (4,638 meters).
3. a female given name: derived from Rose.

Rosa

¹

/ ˈrɔːza /

noun

1. RosaSalvator16151673MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: artist Salvator (ˈsalvatɔr). 1615–73, Italian artist, noted esp for his romantic landscapes

Rosa

²

/ ˈrəʊzə; ˈrɔːza /

noun

1. a mountain between Italy and Switzerland: the highest in the Pennine Alps. Height: 4634 m (15 204 ft)

Example Sentences

Actually, Rosa Parks refused to move, and kept her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.

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“The world needs to know about Fannie Lou Hamer, just like they know Dr. King and Rosa Parks,” says Bracey.

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In his eulogy for Rosa Parks, Jesse Jackson gave a history lesson to the American people—and to then President George W. Bush.

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This sub rosa gathering marks another step in the organizing of a potential presidential campaign for Clinton.

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Two years older than me, Liz was more often in the company of Rosa, who was now almost in high school.

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Harry was Aunty Rosa's one child, and Punch was the extra boy about the house.

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Aunty Rosa sat him upon a table and told him that A B meant ab.

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Unless perhaps, as Aunty Rosa seemed to imply, they had sent secret orders.

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Aunty Rosa had hidden a light cane behind her, and Punch was beaten then and there over the shoulders.

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Aunty Rosa had credited him in the past with petty cunning and stratagem that had never entered into his head.

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