Toledo
Fran·cis·co de [frahn-sees-kawthe], /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/, c1515–84?, Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
a port in NW Ohio, on Lake Erie.
a city in central Spain, on the Tagus River: the capital of Spain under the Romans.
a sword or sword blade of finely tempered steel, a formerly made in Toledo, Spain.
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How to use Toledo in a sentence
For five years, economic development officials in Toledo, Ohio, have operated a pilot program that allows residents to borrow money for energy-saving home renovations without paying exorbitant interest rates.
Cities in Ohio Want to Use the Same Clean-Energy Financing Company That Saddled Missouri Homeowners With Debt | by Jeremy Kohler | July 12, 2021 | ProPublicaWhy the Adam Toledo video is causing some news organizations to draw a line
Chicago’s mayor limits interviews to reporters of color. Now they’re caught in the middle. | Kim Bellware | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostIn Toledo, an American journalist named John Whitaker watched a pair of belt-fed machine guns dispatch 600 men in minutes.
My Father Fled Fascism in Spain—and Taught Me How Lies Can Destroy a Democracy | Sebastian Junger | May 19, 2021 | TimeStarting in the mid-1990s, the US Department of Justice sued cities including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Boston, Miami, Cincinnati, and Toledo on behalf of the EPA for violations of the Clean Water Act.
One city’s fight to solve its sewage problem with sensors | Andrew Zaleski | April 28, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn 1958, the Toledo, native composed one of his hallmarks, “Departure,” during the summer between high school and Oberlin College.
Stanley Cowell navigated the vastness of jazz a few notes at a time | Chris Richards | December 18, 2020 | Washington Post
After what remains the largest disaster in Toledo history, the city installed sirens.
Heed the Warnings: Why We’re on the Brink of Mass Extinction | Sean B. Carroll | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAbout 9:30 p.m. on Palm Sunday in 1965, a tornado struck Toledo, Ohio.
Heed the Warnings: Why We’re on the Brink of Mass Extinction | Sean B. Carroll | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Sociable” and “puckish” is how a Toledo Blade headline described them in 1957.
Lovable ‘Madagascar’ Penguins Are Known to Rape and Torture in Real Life | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEarlier this month, Toledo, Ohio, watched its municipal water supply descend into an undrinkable stew of algal toxins.
Which brings me to my point about the recent water crisis in Toledo.
Left to himself, Average Jones again ran over the dispatches, conveying the information as to the lost Toledo youth.
Average Jones | Samuel Hopkins AdamsThe wooden clubs, stuck full of sharp pieces of obsidian, could not compete on equal terms with the Toledo blades.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend BradyBe prepared to mount your horses to start for Toledo at precisely one o'clock in the morning.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard GlazierWhen our conversation turned upon Toledo, it became more cheerful.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard GlazierNasby, who had popularized the Toledo Blade, kept steadily to one line.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine
British Dictionary definitions for Toledo
(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)
(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)
(tɒˈleɪdəʊ) a fine-tapered sword or sword blade
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Cultural definitions for Toledo
[ (tuh-lee-doh) ]
Industrial city in northwestern Ohio.
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