Roosevelt

American  

[roh-zuh-velt, -vuhlt, rohz-velt, -vuhlt, roo-zuh-velt] / ˈroʊ zəˌvɛlt, -vəlt, ˈroʊz vɛlt, -vəlt, ˈru zəˌvɛlt /

noun

1. (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).

2. Edith Kermit Carow, 1861–1948, U.S. First Lady 1901–09 (wife of Theodore Roosevelt).

3. Franklin Delano FDR, 1882–1945, 32nd president of the U.S. 1933–45.

4. Theodore TeddyT.R., 1858–1919, 26th president of the U.S. 1901–09: Nobel Peace Prize 1906.

5. Formerly Río da Duvida.  Rio Roosevelt, a river flowing north from western Brazil to the Madeira River. About 400 miles (645 km) long.

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Roosevelt British  

/ ˈrəʊzəˌvɛlt /

noun

1. ( Anna ) Eleanor . 1884–1962, US writer, diplomat, and advocate of liberal causes: delegate to the United Nations (1945–52)

2. her husband, Franklin Delano (ˈdɛləˌnəʊ), known as FDR . 1882–1945, 32nd president of the US (1933–45); elected four times. He instituted major reforms (the New Deal ) to counter the economic crisis of the 1930s and was a forceful leader during World War II

3. Theodore . 1858–1919, 26th president of the US (1901–09). A proponent of extending military power, he won for the US the right to build the Panama Canal (1903). He won the Nobel peace prize (1906), for mediating in the Russo-Japanese war

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Example Sentences

At the board’s inaugural meeting in Washington, Steve Witkoff announced a deal for the U.S. and Pakistan to jointly redevelop the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, owned by Pakistan’s loss-making airline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

As the U.S. moved toward entering World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to unite the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack that president Franklin D. Roosevelt said would live "in infamy."

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Corona Santiago 9, Roosevelt 4: Striker Pence struck out eight and gave up no hits in four innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“So far the country had offered little in the way of food except palm-tops,” Roosevelt wrote.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple