Cleveland

[ kleev-luhnd ]

/ ˈkliv lənd /

noun

(Stephen) Gro·ver

[groh-ver], /ˈgroʊ vər/, 1837–1908, 22nd and 24th president of the U.S. 1885–89, 1893–97.

a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.

a county in N England. 225 sq. mi. (583 sq. km).

a city in SE Tennessee.

a city in NW Mississippi.

Mount, a mountain in NW Montana: highest peak in the Lewis Range in the Rocky Mountains. 10,466 feet (3,192 meters).

a volcano on Chuginadak Island in the Aleutians, SW Alaska. 5,676 feet (1,730 meters).

a male given name.

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British Dictionary definitions for Cleveland (1 of 2)

Cleveland¹

/ (ˈkliːvlənd) /

noun

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)

a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie: major heavy industries. Pop: 461 324 (2003 est)

a hilly region of NE England, extending from the Cleveland Hills to the River Tees

British Dictionary definitions for Cleveland (2 of 2)

Cleveland²

/ (ˈkliːvlənd) /

noun

Stephen Grover. 1837–1908, US Democratic politician; the 22nd and 24th president of the US (1885–89; 1893–97)

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Cleveland

Largest city in Ohio, on Lake Erie.

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