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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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The Roland story is to France what the Arthur story is to us.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
Webster's Dictionary gives the meaning of the word 'miasma' as 'an infection floating in the air; a deadly exhalation'; and, in the opinion of Mr Robert Ferguson, his late employer, that description, though perhaps a little too flattering, on the whole summed up Master Roland Bean pretty satisfactorily.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
What he said had a hateful truth in it, and another defect of my character is that I enjoy the company of those, however depraved, who can give me a Roland for my Oliver.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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