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Cleveland

 [kleev-luhnd]   Origin

Cleve·land

   [kleev-luhnd]
noun
1.
(Stephen) Gro·ver  [groh-ver] , 1837–1908, 22nd and 24th president of the U.S. 1885–89, 1893–97.
2.
a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie. 573,822.
3.
a county in N England. 565,400; 225 sq. mi. (583 sq. km).
4.
a city in SE Tennessee. 26,415.
5.
a city in NW Mississippi. 14,524.
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6.
Mount, a mountain in NW Montana: highest peak in the Lewis Range in the Rocky Mountains. 10,466 feet (3192 meters).
7.
a volcano on Chuginadak Island in the Aleutians, SW Alaska. 5676 feet (1730 meters).
8.
a male given name.
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Cleveland1 (ˈkliːvlənd)
 
—n
1.  a former county of NE England formed in 1974 from parts of E Durham and N Yorkshire; replaced in 1996 by the unitary authorities of Hartlepool (Durham), Stockton-on-Tees (Durham), Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire) and Redcar and Cleveland (North Yorkshire)
2.  a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie: major heavy industries. Pop: 461 324 (2003 est)
3.  a hilly region of NE England, extending from the Cleveland Hills to the River Tees

Cleveland2 (ˈkliːvlənd)
 
—n
Stephen Grover. 1837--1908, US Democratic politician; the 22nd and 24th president of the US (1885--89; 1893--97)

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Cleveland
laid out 1796 by Gen. Moses Cleaveland and later named for him. His descendants included U.S. President Grover Cleveland. The family name is from place names in England based on M.E. cleove, a variant of cliff.
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Cleveland definition


Largest city in Ohio, on Lake Erie.

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