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Cleveland

[ kleev-luhnd ]

noun

  1. (Stephen) Gro·ver [groh, -ver], 1837–1908, 22nd and 24th president of the U.S. 1885–89, 1893–97.
  2. a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
  3. a county in N England. 225 sq. mi. (583 sq. km).
  4. a city in SE Tennessee.
  5. a city in NW Mississippi.
  6. Mount, a mountain in NW Montana: highest peak in the Lewis Range in the Rocky Mountains. 10,466 feet (3,192 meters).
  7. a volcano on Chuginadak Island in the Aleutians, SW Alaska. 5,676 feet (1,730 meters).
  8. a male given name.


Cleveland

1

/ ˈkliːvlənd /

noun

  1. ClevelandStephen Grover18371908MUSPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: head of state Stephen Grover. 1837–1908, US Democratic politician; the 22nd and 24th president of the US (1885–89; 1893–97)


Cleveland

2

/ ˈkliːvlənd /

noun

  1. a former county of NE England formed in 1974 from parts of E Durham and N Yorkshire; replaced in 1996 by the unitary authorities of Hartlepool (Durham), Stockton-on-Tees (Durham), Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire) and Redcar and Cleveland (North Yorkshire)
  2. a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie: major heavy industries. Pop: 461 324 (2003 est)
  3. a hilly region of NE England, extending from the Cleveland Hills to the River Tees

Cleveland

  1. Largest city in Ohio , on Lake Erie .


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Example Sentences

Their friendship began when Krauss, who was chairman of the physics department at Case Western in Cleveland, sought out Epstein.

Brabner talked about the “MTV people” coming to Cleveland to get pictures of Pekar emptying the garbage and going bowling.

Sure, Cleveland has got a microbrew scene as well, just like Portland.

One of us – Jasmin – is a home care worker in the Cleveland area.

The city of Cleveland recently reached a $3 million settlement with the Russell and Williams families.

“Flood”—Cleveland vetoed an unprecedented number of bills during his term.

“Boom” refers, of course, to the large amount of support which Cleveland obtained on his second election to the Presidency.

Lieutenant Cleveland, take their swords, and with a detail of six men escort them back to Lexington.

Miss Cleveland will have eaten up her whole luncheon, if this old bore won't let my father go soon!

Thereafter sailed he southward alongside Scotland, & then alongside England, and went ashore there where it is called Cleveland.

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