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To⋅le⋅do

[tuh-lee-doh; for 1, 3, 4, also Sp. taw-le-thaw]
–noun, plural -dos [-dohz; Sp. -thaws] for 4.
1. Fran⋅cis⋅co de [frahn-sees-kaw the] , c1515–84?, Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
2. a port in NW Ohio, on Lake Erie. 354,635.
3. a city in central Spain, on the Tagus River: the capital of Spain under the Romans. 44,382.
4. a sword or sword blade of finely tempered steel, a formerly made in Toledo, Spain.
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To·le·do 1   (tə-lē'dō)   
  1. also (tō-lě'thō) A city of central Spain near the Tagus River south-southwest of Madrid. It fell to the Romans in 193 B.C. and was later the capital of the Visigoth kingdom (534-712). As a Moorish capital (712-1085) it was a center of Arab and Hebrew learning. Population: 78,600.

  2. A city of northwest Ohio on Lake Erie. It is one of the major shipping centers of the Great Lakes. Population: 298,000.

To·le·do 2 also to·le·do   (tə-lē'dō)   
n.   pl. To·le·dos also to·le·dos
A fine-tempered sword or steel sword blade made in Toledo, Spain.
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