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Roo⋅se⋅velt
[roh-zuh-velt, -vuh
lt, rohz-velt, -vuhlt; spelling pron. roo-zuh-velt] 
–noun
| 1. | (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt). |
| 2. | Edith Kermit Carow, 1861–1948, U.S. first lady 1901–09 (wife of Theodore Roosevelt). |
| 3. | Franklin Del⋅a⋅no [del-uh-noh] , (“FDR”), 1882–1945, 32nd president of the U.S. 1933–45. |
| 4. | Theodore (Teddy; “T.R.”), 1858–1919, 26th president of the U.S. 1901–09: Nobel peace prize 1906. |
| 5. | Rio. Formerly, Río da Duvida. a river flowing N from W Brazil to the Madeira River. ab. 400 mi. (645 km) long. |
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| Roosevelt, Rio A river, about 644 km (400 mi) long, of northwestern Brazil. Originally known as the River of Doubt, it was renamed in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, who explored it in 1913. |
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