Cleveland

//ˈkliːv.lənd// name

name ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A geographic area of hills and dales in North Yorkshire, England. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A former county in northeast England, bordering North Yorkshire and County Durham, created in 1974 from parts of those two counties (mainly the County Borough of Teesside) and abolished in 1996. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A major city, the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. countable, uncountable

    "The year is 1837, and the Cuyahoga is the sidewinding river separating the empire of Cleveland from the more rough-hewn frontier town of Ohio City."

  4. 4
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A town in Blount County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A census-designated place in Charlotte County, Florida. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A city, the county seat of White County, Georgia, named after General Benjamin Cleveland, grandson of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A village in Henry County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A small city, one of the two county seats of Bolivar County, Mississippi. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A small city in Cass County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A small city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A village in Oswego County, New York. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A small town in Cleveland Township, Rowan County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A tiny city in Stutsman County, North Dakota. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A small city in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A small city, the county seat of Bradley County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A city in Liberty County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A tiny city in Emery County, Utah. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A small town in Russell County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A small town in Marathon County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A village in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A small city in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A tiny city in Jackson County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A number of other places in the United States, including:; A tiny city in Taylor County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A suburb of Redland City, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    A locality in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A township municipality of the Regional County Municipality of Le Val-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada. countable, uncountable
  23. 28
    A surname. countable

    "He also became the second president ever to win election to the office nonconsecutively, after Grover Cleveland."

Synonyms

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stephen grover cleveland

Example

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"President Cleveland had to compromise."

Etymology

From place names in England (i.e. Cleveland, England), from Middle English Cleveland, Clyveland, from Middle English clive, cleve, cleove (“cliff”) + land, equivalent to cliff + land.

Related phrases

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