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Cleveland

American  
[kleev-luhnd] / ˈkliv lənd /

noun

  1. (Stephen) Grover 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 British  
/ 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

"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

Cleveland 2 British  
/ ˈkliːvlənd /

noun

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

"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

Cleveland Cultural  
  1. Largest city in Ohio, on Lake Erie.


Example Sentences

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The samples were obtained from the National Institutes of Health's NeuroBioBank and the Cleveland Clinic.

From Science Daily

Over the next century, more than 20 such disturbances broke out across the U.S.—in Baltimore, Cleveland, St. Louis and elsewhere—as demand for doctors, and cadavers, spiked in the quickly growing nation.

From The Wall Street Journal

"A country cannot go into another foreign country and arrest people," said Milena Sterio, an expert on international criminal law at Cleveland State University College of Law.

From BBC

The Steelers had bumbled into the decisive Week 18 contest by managing the impossible and losing to Shedeur Sanders and Cleveland the week before, extending Baltimore’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chacon, a Cleveland graduate, has been trying to get his team to have the confidence to compete against defending City champion El Camino Real and longtime power Birmingham.

From Los Angeles Times