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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.

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

"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
Toledo Cultural  

  1. Industrial city in northwestern Ohio.

Example Sentences

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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

“I was like, holy Toledo, this is really the FBI,” he said, recalling the phone call.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Contributors from the University of Toledo included Sailaja Paruchuri, professor of physiology and pharmacology, and Lakshminarayan Teegala, assistant professor of physiology and pharmacology.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Former Peruvian presidents Alejandro Toledo and Ollanta Humala are serving lengthy sentences in their country after being convicted of being on the take from Odebrecht.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

“There are rumors,” the nobleman said, “that deep in the hills behind Toledo lives a genius. The greatest sword maker in all the world.”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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