Akron

[ak-ruhn]

noun

1. a city in NE Ohio.

Akron

/ ˈækrən /

noun

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

Akron

1. City in northeastern Ohio, near Cleveland.

Heart of the nation's rubber industry.

Example Sentences

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.”

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“There’s not one senator of the 100 on the Senate floor that is fighting for Ohio workers. Zero,” Brown told Signal Akron.

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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.

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

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Three people were injured early Monday morning in Akron, Ohio, in a shooting that brought a party hosted by rapper Boosie Badazz to a screeching halt.

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