Toledo

[ tuh-lee-doh; for 1, 3, 4 also Spanish taw-le-thaw ]
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noun,plural To·le·dos [tuh-lee-dohz; Spanish taw-le-thaws] /təˈli doʊz; Spanish tɔˈlɛ ðɔs/ for 4.
  1. Fran·cis·co de [frahn-sees-kawthe], /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/, c1515–84?, Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.

  2. a port in NW Ohio, on Lake Erie.

  1. a city in central Spain, on the Tagus River: the capital of Spain under the Romans.

  2. a sword or sword blade of finely tempered steel, a formerly made in Toledo, Spain.

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British Dictionary definitions for Toledo

Toledo

noun
  1. (tɒˈleɪdəʊ, Spanish toˈleðo) a city in central Spain, on the River Tagus: capital of Visigothic Spain, and of Castile from 1087 to 1560; famous for steel and swords since the first century. Pop: 72 549 (2003 est): Ancient name: Toletum (təˈliːtəm)

  2. (təˈliːdəʊ) an inland port in NW Ohio, on Lake Erie: one of the largest coal-shipping ports in the world; transportation and industrial centre; university (1872). Pop: 308 973 (2003 est)

  1. (tɒˈleɪdəʊ) a fine-tapered sword or sword blade

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Cultural definitions for Toledo

Toledo

[ (tuh-lee-doh) ]


Industrial city in northwestern Ohio.

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