Roseland

R1O1S1E1L1A1N1D2
US/ˈɹoʊz.lənd/US/-lænd/

proper noun

A surname from Norwegian.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounRoseland (countable and uncountable, plural Roselands)

plural Roselands

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Norwegian.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, previously a census-designated place outside the city.
    2. countableuncountableOne of 77 community areas in Chicago, Illinois.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
    4. countableuncountableA minor city in Cherokee County, Kansas.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
    7. countableuncountableA township and village therein, in Adams County, Nebraska.
    8. countableuncountableA borough in Essex County, New Jersey.
    9. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Madison Township, Richland County, Ohio.
  3. countableuncountableA historical district in the Rural Municipality of Whitehead and Rural Municipality of Cornwallis, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of the city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. NorwegianRøysland
  2. EnglishRoseland

Americanized form of Norwegian Røysland.

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APA

Roseland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roseland

MLA

“Roseland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roseland. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roseland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roseland.

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