What does "toledo" mean?
A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, a city famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence of its weapons.
Toledo
/təˈleɪ.dəʊ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, a city famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence of its weapons.
- Grammar: toledo is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: city, municipality, urban center.
- Useful contrasts: countryside, rural area.
- Usage evidence: Alfonso VI found a vast number of books when he conquered Muslim Toledo in 1085.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, a city famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence of its weapons.
"Peregrine's weapon entering a kind of net work in the shell of Godfrey's sword, the blade snapped in two, and left him at the mercy of the soldier, who, far from making an insolent use of the victory he had gained, put up his Toledo with great deliberation […]."
Proper Noun
- 1 A city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
- 2 A province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
- 3 The southernmost district of Belize.
- 4 Numerous places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Ramos, Tarlac, Philippines.
- 5 Numerous places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Silang, Cavite, Philippines.
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- 6 Numerous places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Nabas, Aklan, Philippines.
- 7 Numerous places in the Philippines:; A city in Cebu, Philippines.
- 8 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Charlton County, Georgia.
- 9 Numerous places in the United States:; A village, the county seat of Cumberland County, Illinois.
- 10 Numerous places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Tama County, Iowa.
- 11 Numerous places in the United States:; A township in Tama County, Iowa.
- 12 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and township in Chase County, Kansas.
- 13 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
- 14 Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri.
- 15 Numerous places in the United States:; A large city and county seat of Lucas County, Ohio.
- 16 Numerous places in the United States:; A city in Lincoln County, Oregon.
- 17 Numerous places in the United States:; A minor city in Lewis County, Washington.
- 18 A surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name].
Synonyms
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countrysiderural area
Example
"Alfonso VI found a vast number of books when he conquered Muslim Toledo in 1085."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "toledo"?
Common synonyms include: city, municipality, urban center.
How do you use "toledo" in a sentence?
Alfonso VI found a vast number of books when he conquered Muslim Toledo in 1085.
How do you pronounce "toledo"?
Pronounced /təˈleɪ.dəʊ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Toledo.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.