Rosetta

geographical name

Ro·​set·​ta rō-ˈze-tə How to pronounce Rosetta (audio)
variants or Arabic Rashīd or ancient Bolbitine
1
river 146 miles (235 kilometers) long in northern Egypt forming the western branch of the Nile River in its delta
2
city in northern Egypt on the Rosetta River near where the Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 population 69,000

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“Rosetta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rosetta. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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