ROA

R1O1A1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginSpanish Roa →
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Meanings

ROA1

nounROA (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of Raman optical activity.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of register of actions.
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of right of abode.

Roa2

proper nounRoa (countable and uncountable, plural Roas)

plural Roas

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA transliteration of the Arabic female given name رُؤَى (ruʔā).
  3. countableuncountableA village in Comoé district, Ivory Coast.
  4. countableuncountableThe administrative centre of Lunner municipality, Akershus, Norway, previously in Viken.
  5. countableuncountableA small settlement in Grey district, West Coast, New Zealand, from the Māori language.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rot

Origin

  1. SpanishRoa
  2. EnglishRoa

(surname) From Spanish Roa.

More words from Spanish

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

oraRaooararo
Cite this entry
APA

ROA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ROA

MLA

“ROA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ROA. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ROA,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ROA.

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