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Cleve·land (klēv′lənd)

Cleveland, (Stephen) Grover (grō′vər) 1837-1908; 22d and 24th president of the U.S. (1885-89; 1893-97)
Cleveland2 definition

Cleve·land (klēv′lənd)

  1. Etymology: after Moses Cleaveland (1754-1806), surveyor of the Western Reserve

    city and port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie: pop. 478,000
  2. county in N England, on the North Sea: 231 sq mi (597 sq km); pop. 550,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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