Rolland

[ raw-lahn ]

noun

1. Ro·main [r, aw-, man], 1866–1944, French novelist, music critic, and dramatist: Nobel Prize 1915.

Rolland

/ rɔlɑ̃ /

noun

1. RollandRomain18661944MFrenchWRITING: novelistTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: essayist Romain (rɔmɛ̃). 1866–1944, French novelist, dramatist, and essayist, known for his novels about a musical genius, Jean-Christophe , (1904–12): Nobel prize for literature 1915

Example Sentences

Jean-Christophe Rolland, president of World Rowing, said any available funds should instead be spent on developing and promoting Olympic sports.

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The far right claimed victory in January 2023, when Mayor Jean-Yves Rolland of Callac gave up his plan to house seven to 10 refugee families in his town in Brittany, in northwest France.

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“They were clearly threatening democracy,” Rolland said, dumping a pile of written threats on his desk in the town hall.

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Rolland said he received hundreds of angry emails that mysteriously passed through the Czech Republic.

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“In the end, those contesting came from outside … terrible extremist groups,” Rolland said.

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