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Definition of Roseau
1. Noun. The capital and largest city of Dominica.
Definition of Roseau
1. Proper noun. The capital of Dominica. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roseau
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 ..."