Roseau

[ roh-zoh ]

/ roʊˈzoʊ /

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noun

a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.

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Words nearby Roseau

Roseanna, rose aphid, rose apple, roseate, roseate spoonbill, Roseau, rosebay, rose beetle, Rosebery, Rose Bowl, rose box

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How to use Roseau in a sentence

For there I found trees of all sizes—roseau scrub among them—standing rooted below high-tide mark; and killed where they grew.
At Last|Charles Kingsley
Roseau has seen better days, and you can trace good taste and judgment in the way in which the town has originally been laid out.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton
L'homme n'est qu'un roseau, le plus faible de la Nature; mais c'est un roseau pensant.
Parenthood and Race Culture|Caleb Williams Saleeby
La cime du chêne ou la tige du roseau de ployer, quand l'orage éclate?
Toronto of Old|Henry Scadding

In Roseau, as in most other towns, the most interesting spot is the market.
The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude

British Dictionary definitions for Roseau

Roseau

/ (rəʊˈzəʊ) /

noun

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

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