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rio 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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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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