Cleveland
Americannoun
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(Stephen) Grover 1837–1908, 22nd and 24th president of the U.S. 1885–89, 1893–97.
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a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
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a county in N England. 225 sq. mi. (583 sq. km).
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a city in SE Tennessee.
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a city in NW Mississippi.
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Mount, a mountain in NW Montana: highest peak in the Lewis Range in the Rocky Mountains. 10,466 feet (3,192 meters).
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a volcano on Chuginadak Island in the Aleutians, SW Alaska. 5,676 feet (1,730 meters).
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a male given name.
noun
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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)
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a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie: major heavy industries. Pop: 461 324 (2003 est)
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a hilly region of NE England, extending from the Cleveland Hills to the River Tees
Example Sentences
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Madison Square Garden Sports was up 3.1% after the New York Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to reach the NBA finals for the first time since 1999.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Madison Square Garden Sports also was up 1.8% after the New York Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to reach the NBA finals for the first time since 1999.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Friends in Cleveland persuaded them to check out the Hudson area, where they fell in love with the green countryside and the small-town life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Along the Cuyahoga River—famous for catching fire in 1969 after decades of pollution, prompting a major cleanup effort—the Cleveland Clinic and the Cavaliers basketball team are jointly developing a new sports-medicine clinic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Caputo flew to Cleveland and rented a car.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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