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Roseau

American  
[roh-zoh] / roʊˈzoʊ /

noun

  1. a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.


Roseau British  
/ rəʊˈzəʊ /

noun

  1. the capital of Dominica, a port on the SW coast: botanical gardens. Pop: 19 400 (2001 est)

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Yet despite geothermal's green credentials, Dominica's new plant has raised concerns among some local residents, including environmentalist Atherton Martin who fears for the effects on the ecologically valuable Roseau Valley.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

The problem in Roseau and Kittson counties in northwestern Minnesota was that the same vendor neglected to include candidates’ party designations when it printed their ballots.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022

A person works on a Polaris snowmobile assembly line at its manufacturing and assembly plant in Roseau, Minnesota, U.S.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2021

She had heard that the City Council had already voted to begin placing the Warroad legal ads in The Roseau Times-Region, the paper for the rival town 20 miles to the west.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2019

He is too poor to open Government House to the Roseau shopkeepers and to bid for social popularity.

From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by Froude, James Anthony