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eleanor roosevelt

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Roo⋅se⋅velt

[roh-zuh-velt, -vuhlt, 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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Roo·se·velt   (rō'zə-vělt', rōz'vělt', -vəlt, rōō'-)   
American diplomat, writer, and First Lady of the United States (1933-1945) as the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A delegate to the United Nations (1945-1952 and 1961-1962), she was an outspoken advocate of human rights. Her written works include This I Remember (1949).
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