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Ro·ca

 (rō′kə, rô′-), Cape
A cape of western Portugal on the Atlantic Ocean west-northwest of Lisbon. It is the westernmost extremity of continental Europe.
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Roca

(ˈrəʊkə)
n
(Placename) Cape Roca a cape in SW central Portugal, near Lisbon: the westernmost point of continental Europe
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Ro•ca

(ˈroʊ kə)

n.
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
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About this time there arrived in our town one Vicente de la Roca, the son of a poor peasant of the same town, the said Vicente having returned from service as a soldier in Italy and divers other parts.
This soldier, then, that I have described, this Vicente de la Roca, this bravo, gallant, musician, poet, was often seen and watched by Leandra from a window of her house which looked out on the plaza.
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