Meanings
Donroe1
adjectiveDonroe (not comparable)
alternative Don-roe
- USnot comparablegovernmentPertaining to the Donroe Doctrine
Donroe2
proper nounDonroe (plural Donroes)
plural Donroes
- A surname.
A regular weekday morning for Emily Donroe ’13 begins with a 6:30 a.m. alarm, hopping in a taxi by 7:30 a.m. and placing a Starbucks order on the ride so it arrives at the private high school where she works.
2025 May 9, Christine Esposito, “From Patchogue to Wuhan: Emily Donroe ’13”, in On Campus, archived from the original on 20 May 2025
Origin
Blend of Donald + Monroe. Named after U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and James Monroe.
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APA
Donroe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donroe
MLA
“Donroe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donroe. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Donroe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donroe.
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