Rosetta

American  

[roh-zet-uh] / roʊˈzɛt ə /

noun

1. a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.

2. a female given name.

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Rosetta British  

/ rəʊˈzɛtə /

noun

1. the former name of Rashid

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Example Sentences

Although perhaps not as vaunted now as they were during their stellar run in the late 1990s and early 2000s — when the spare dramas “Rosetta” and “L’Enfant” both won the Palme d’Or at Cannes — the Dardennes’ clear-eyed but compassionate portraits remain unique items to be treasured.

From Los Angeles Times

With a few hours to kill before my flight and a few bucks to spend, I started my day at Rosetta Bakery, where a croissant bulging with pumpkin pastry cream fueled my final bike ride to the free Miami Beach Botanical Garden.

From The Wall Street Journal

These include the Rosetta Stone, the key to deciphering hieroglyphics, which is on display at the British Museum in London.

From BBC

Prominent Egyptologists argue that its establishment strengthens their demand for key Egyptian antiquities held in other countries to be returned – including the famed Rosetta Stone displayed at the British Museum.

From BBC

"Now I want two things: number one, museums to stop buying stolen artefacts and number two, I need three objects to come back: the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum, the Zodiac from the Louvre and the Bust of Nefertiti from Berlin," says Dr Hawass.

From BBC