Definition of Roseau

1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Dominica.

Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Commonwealth Of Dominica, Dominica

Definition of Roseau

1. Proper noun. The capital of Dominica. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roseau

Rosamund
Rosanna
Rosanne
Roscian
Roscoe
Roscoe-Bunsen law
Rose
Rose's position
Rose-Bradford kidney
Rose-Waaler test
Rose Louise Hovick
Rose Sunday
Rose of China
Rose of Tralee
Roseanne
Roseau
Rosellinia
Roselyn
Rosemarie
Rosen
Rosenbach's disease
Rosenbach's law
Rosenbach's sign
Rosenbach's test
Rosenbach-Gmelin test
Rosenbaum
Rosenbloom
Rosenblum
Rosenfeld

Literary usage of Roseau

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance by Warren Upham (1920)
"BADGER, a railway village in the east edge of Skagen, took its name from the Badger creek, flowing northwestward, tributary to the roseau river. ..."

2. Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society by Minnesota Historical Society (1920)
"roseau COUNTY This county was established December 31, 1894, and received an ... It is named from the roseau lake and river, of which the former appears, ..."

3. The English in the West Indies; Or, The Bow of Ulysses by James Anthony Froude (1888)
"Curiosities in Dominica—Nights in the tropics—English and Catholic churches—The market place at roseau—Fishing extraordinary—A storm—Dominican ..."

4. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"been ascertained to have perished in the town of roseau and its vicinity, ... On Morne Bruce, where that part of the garrison stationed at roseau is ..."

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