Roca

American

[roh-kuh, raw-kuh] / ˈroʊ kə, ˈrɔ kə /

noun

Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.

Roca British

/ ˈrəʊkə /

noun

a cape in SW central Portugal, near Lisbon: the westernmost point of continental Europe

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Police spokesman Roger Roca told AFP news agency that fireworks had been stored at the barracks, and the cause of the blast remained under investigation.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Today’s newsletter was curated by Cristina Roca in London, in collaboration with Bharbi Hazarika in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

Girona ended the game with 10 men when Roca scythed down Yamal to cut short a desperate Barca attack deep in stoppage time.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

Footage of his arrival in Guayaquil shows him wearing shorts, a T-shirt and flip flops while being led by armed security officers to a parked SUV before being transfered to the La Roca maximum-security prison.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025

Magdalys Roca sat on her bed in the girls’ bunk at the Colored Orphan Asylum and closed her eyes.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

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