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Roland
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Ro·land  (rlnd, rô-lä)
n.
A French hero celebrated in medieval chansons de geste as the nephew of Charlemagne and defender of Christianity who was killed in battle against the Saracens at Roncesvalles in a.d. 778.
Roland [ˈrəʊlənd]
n
(Biographies / Roland (death date: 778) M, Frankish, MISC: legendary hero) the greatest of the legendary 12 peers (paladins, of whom Oliver was another) in attendance on Charlemagne; he died in battle at Roncesvalles (778 ad)
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Roland [ˈrəʊlənd] N → Roldán, Rolando
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