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Monroe

mon·roe

US/mənˈɹoʊ/ fairly common

noun

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5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831)

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Origin

From Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”) + Roe, a river in Northern Ireland, meaning "man from the River Roe".

Phrases

  • Marilyn Monroe
  • Monroe County
  • Monroe Doctrine
  • Monroe piercing
  • North Monroeville

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