roan.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊə/, U.S.

/ˈroʊə/, New Zealand English

/roʌ/,

/ˈrʌuə/

Forms:

α. 1800s rua, 1800s– roa.

β. 1800s roa roa, 1800s– roaroa, 1800s– roa-roa.

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori roa.

Etymology: < Maori roa, roaroa.The suggested derivation of the Maori word < roa big (see quot. 1862¹) is very uncertain. The β. forms are now less common.

New Zealand.

The great spotted kiwi, Apteryx haastii.In quot. 1896: the brown kiwi, A. australis.

ΚΠ

1862 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1861 178 Apteryx maxima... ‘Roa-roa’ of the natives of the Southern Island... The natives distinguish this species not as a Kiwi, but as a Roa, because it is larger than A. owenii (Roa meaning ‘long’ or ‘tall’).]

1862 J. von Haast in H. F. von Haast Life & Times Sir Julius Von Haast (1948) 226 It was the same call as that of the Roa, but much louder and deeper.

1896 A. P. Harper Pioneer Work in Alps of N.Z. 68 While camping on the shore of this lake [sc. Maporika], I heard the cry of the rua, or large brown kiwi, now nearly extinct and very valuable.

1923 N.Z. Jrnl. Sci. & Technol. 6 82 Great Grey Kiwi; Roa. Judging from the scanty reports, this is still the rarest of the three species of Apteryx.

1955 W. R. B. Oliver N.Z. Birds (ed. 2) 53 Large Grey Kiwi. Roa... Many stories regarding a large Kiwi called by the Maori Roaroa were current prior to 1871.

1993 Dominion (Wellington) 23 Apr. 3 Till now scientists had recognised three species—the great spotted kiwi or roa in the northwest of the South Island, the little spotted kiwi.., and the brown kiwi.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ROA n. [ < Russian ROA, initialism < Russkaja osvoboditel′naja armija the Russian Liberation Army] historical Russian Liberation Army, a force of Russians opposed to Stalin, organized to fight with the German Army in the latter stages of the Second World War.

ΚΠ

1949 Russ. Rev. 8 12 The short-lived ‘Russian Liberation Army’, known as ‘ROA’, was in existence from the end of 1944 to VE Day in May, 1945.

1959 Listener 23 July 146/2 We follow the fortunes of Vlasov's Army of Liberation, the ROA, during the last months of the war.

2005 Prague Post (Nexis) 19 May A memorial stone was erected in recent years bearing the insignia of the ROA—the blue and white cross.

单词	roa
释义	roan. Brit. /ˈrəʊə/, U.S. /ˈroʊə/, New Zealand English /roʌ/, /ˈrʌuə/ Forms: α. 1800s rua, 1800s– roa. β. 1800s roa roa, 1800s– roaroa, 1800s– roa-roa. Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori roa. Etymology: < Maori roa, roaroa.The suggested derivation of the Maori word < roa big (see quot. 1862¹) is very uncertain. The β. forms are now less common. New Zealand. The great spotted kiwi, Apteryx haastii.In quot. 1896: the brown kiwi, A. australis. ΚΠ 1862 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1861 178 Apteryx maxima... ‘Roa-roa’ of the natives of the Southern Island... The natives distinguish this species not as a Kiwi, but as a Roa, because it is larger than A. owenii (Roa meaning ‘long’ or ‘tall’).] 1862 J. von Haast in H. F. von Haast Life & Times Sir Julius Von Haast (1948) 226 It was the same call as that of the Roa, but much louder and deeper. 1896 A. P. Harper Pioneer Work in Alps of N.Z. 68 While camping on the shore of this lake [sc. Maporika], I heard the cry of the rua, or large brown kiwi, now nearly extinct and very valuable. 1923 N.Z. Jrnl. Sci. & Technol. 6 82 Great Grey Kiwi; Roa. Judging from the scanty reports, this is still the rarest of the three species of Apteryx. 1955 W. R. B. Oliver N.Z. Birds (ed. 2) 53 Large Grey Kiwi. Roa... Many stories regarding a large Kiwi called by the Maori Roaroa were current prior to 1871. 1993 Dominion (Wellington) 23 Apr. 3 Till now scientists had recognised three species—the great spotted kiwi or roa in the northwest of the South Island, the little spotted kiwi.., and the brown kiwi. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas ROA ROA n. [ < Russian ROA, initialism < Russkaja osvoboditel′naja armija the Russian Liberation Army] historical Russian Liberation Army, a force of Russians opposed to Stalin, organized to fight with the German Army in the latter stages of the Second World War. ΚΠ 1949 Russ. Rev. 8 12 The short-lived ‘Russian Liberation Army’, known as ‘ROA’, was in existence from the end of 1944 to VE Day in May, 1945. 1959 Listener 23 July 146/2 We follow the fortunes of Vlasov's Army of Liberation, the ROA, during the last months of the war. 2005 Prague Post (Nexis) 19 May A memorial stone was erected in recent years bearing the insignia of the ROA—the blue and white cross. extracted from Rn. < n.1862 as lemmas
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