zəˌvɛlt, -vəlt, ˈroʊz noun
1.
(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
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Edith Kermit Carow, 1861–1948, U.S. first lady 1901–09 (wife of Theodore Roosevelt).
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Formerly Río da Duvida. a river flowing N from W Brazil to the Madeira River. About 400 miles (645 km) long.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (Anna) Eleanor. 1884--1962, US writer, diplomat, and advocate of liberal causes: delegate to the United Nations (1945--52) |
| 2. | her husband, Franklin Delano (ˈdɛləˌnəʊ), known as FDR. 1882--1945, 32nd president of the US (1933--45); elected four times. He instituted major reforms (the New Deal) to counter the economic crisis of the 1930s and was a forceful leader during World War II |
| 3. | Theodore. 1858--1919, 26th president of the US (1901--09). A proponent of extending military power, he won for the US the right to build the Panama Canal (1903). He won the Nobel peace prize (1906), for mediating in the Russo-Japanese war |
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