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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northeast Ohio on Lake Erie. A port of entry and industrial center, the city was laid out in 1796 by Moses Cleaveland (1754–1806).
  • (Stephen) Grover,The 22nd and 24th president of the United States (1885–1889 and 1893–1897). He was known as an honest, independent president opposed to corruption and the spoils system.

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  • proper noun A city in the U.S. state of Ohio.
  • proper noun A former county in northeast England bordering Yorkshire and County Durham.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
  • noun 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)

Etymologies

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From place names in England based on cleove, variant of cliff.

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