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Rosa

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Ro⋅sa

[It. raw-zah; Eng. roh-zuh]
–noun
1. Sal⋅va⋅tor [sahl-vah-tawr] , 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
2. Mon⋅te [It. mawn-te; Eng. mon-tee] , a mountain between Switzerland and Italy, in the Pennine Alps: second highest peak of the Alps. 15,217 ft. (4638 m).
3. a female given name: derived from Rose.
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Ro·sa   (rō'zä)   
A mountain, 4,636.9 m (15,203 ft) high, on the Swiss-Italian border that is the highest elevation in the Pennine Alps.
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Rosa 
fem. proper name, from L. Rosa, lit. "rose" (see rose).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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