Toledo
Americannoun
plural
Toledos-
Francisco de c1515–84?, Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
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a port in NW Ohio, on Lake Erie.
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a city in central Spain, on the Tagus River: the capital of Spain under the Romans.
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a sword or sword blade of finely tempered steel, a formerly made in Toledo, Spain.
noun
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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)
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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)
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a fine-tapered sword or sword blade
Example Sentences
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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
But he retained ownership of his papers in Pittsburgh and Toledo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Rio Hondo Prep, 3 p.m. at Kare Park de Toledo at Thacher, Wednesday at 3 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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
“Mima always said our family was from Toledo, because our last name was Toledano. Who knows if it’s true?”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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