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Rolla

American  
[rol-uh] / ˈrɒl ə /

noun

  1. a city in S central Missouri.


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I live in the small city of Rolla, Missouri, where half the child care centers have closed in the past six years.

From Salon Mar. 20, 2026

Alanna Krolikowski, a political scientist at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, thinks that researchers should push for international treaties to protect the Moon.

From Scientific American Mar. 9, 2023

Jordan played offensive tackle at Missouri S&T, a Division II school in Rolla, Mo.

From Seattle Times Mar. 4, 2023

“If there is a big story in the news, I will talk about it,” Mr. Bohannon once told a reporter for the Rolla Daily News in his home state of Missouri.

From Washington Post Nov. 15, 2022

This meant a horseback ride of two hundred miles to Rolla.

From The Courier of the Ozarks by Dunn, Byron A. (Byron Archibald)

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