Toledo

American  

[tuh-lee-doh, taw-le-thaw] / təˈli doʊ, tɔˈlɛ ðɔ /

noun

plural

Toledos

1. Francisco de c1515–84?, Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.

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

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

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

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Toledo British  

noun

1. Ancient name: Toletum.  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)

2. 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)

3. a fine-tapered sword or sword blade

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Toledo Cultural  

1. Industrial city in northwestern Ohio.

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Example Sentences

Minnesota Vikings: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo — Harrison Smith is in the sunset of his career, and if there’s a top-notch safety here, the Vikings need to grab him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Thursday for a pedestrian struck in the area of Toledo Way and Ridge Route Drive in Lake Forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Carty Finkbeiner, a former three-time Toledo mayor who has known the Block family for decades, recalls one of the protesters giving him the finger at the party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

At a Toledo, Ohio, location of Belle Tire, a Midwest-based tire retailer, a combined Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day sale features such offers as $100 off any $1,000-plus service.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

She hated being out in what she called the Sticks, longed for the great and gracious life in Toledo or South Bend.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Related Words

• blade
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