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Roland

Pronunciation: /ˈɹoʊlənd/

The English word “Roland” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in French Lick Township, Orange County, Indiana.
  2. An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
  3. A rural municipality and village therein, in southern Manitoba, Canada.
  4. A rural community of Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia, named for a Captain Rolland.

Etymology

From Old French, from Frankish *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Doublet of Orlando.

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