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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Kenasher Valmond, who works at a café near the sea port in Roseau, says she has never eaten mountain chicken.

From BBC • May 11, 2024

There were no TVs in the village of St. Joseph, about 10 miles from the capital, Roseau, so the adults huddled around two radios to follow events in London.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Misty Rose Nace, 45, who is part of the Brokenhead Ojibway and the Roseau River Anishinaabe First Nations in Canada, came from her home in Mechanicsville, Pa., with her sons to dance at the powwow.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2023

People work on a Polaris snowmobile assembly line at their manufacturing and assembly plant in Roseau, Minnesota, U.S.

From Reuters • Jul. 15, 2021

Roseau, the principal or only town, stands midway along the western shore.

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

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