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Akron

American  
[ak-ruhn] / ˈæk rən /

noun

  1. a city in NE Ohio.


Akron British  
/ ˈækrən /

noun

  1. a city in NE Ohio. Pop: 212 215 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Akron Cultural  
  1. City in northeastern Ohio, near Cleveland.


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In Akron, the FBI tested some of my Hawkins cousins and found a connection to our Jane Doe.

From The Wall Street Journal

The next most overvalued markets are Cleveland; New Haven, Conn.; Akron, Ohio; and Worcester, Mass. — all cities in the Midwest or the Northeast.

From MarketWatch

Maverick Carter, a longtime friend and business partner of both James and Schottenstein who runs an entertainment company, describes meeting Schottenstein as “a young African-American kid from the inner city of Akron, Ohio.”

From The Wall Street Journal

On a recent sunny weekday, the Akron, Ohio, native is readying his debut solo exhibition of paintings and screenprints — “Why Are We Here? No. 01” — to open Friday in his own MutMuz Gallery.

From Los Angeles Times

On the back, "LeBron" is boldly printed along with the phrase, "Just a kid from Akron" - the Ohio city where he was born.

From BBC