Toledo
Americannoun
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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.
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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
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In Spain, authorities ordered the evacuation of several districts on Wednesday around the city of Toledo, south of Madrid, after a major wildfire threatened homes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
In another part of Havana, Barrio Toledo, a new form of social housing is under construction.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Prosecutors allege Mejer’s son was riding a Surron e-motorcycle near Toledo Way and Ridge Route Drive in Lake Forest when he hit 81-year-old Ed Ashman.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
The editor in chief and publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Toledo Blade, John Robinson had recently requested financial records for the family company, Block Communications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Toledo sits on top of a hill, surrounded by the Río Tajo—the Tagus River.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
When Design Burst From Cloth THE world of design has produced many celebrated couples: the Eameses, the Toledos ... the Tilletts?
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2012
Along with Mr. Samuelsson, Ms. Golden and the Toledos, honorees included Bevy Smith, a socialite and noted hostess; Bethann Hardison, an editor at large for Vogue Italia; and Albert Maysles, a documentary filmmaker.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2010
Doubtless it was one of those invaluable weapons sometimes fabricated by the old Northern smiths, compared with which our modern Foxes and Ferraras and Toledos are mere leaden tools.
From The Story of Siegfried by Baldwin, James
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