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Roosevelt

Roosevelt

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A family name of several important American politicians
  • proper noun
  • /ˈroʊzəvɛlt/
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  • Two candidates claimed the progressive mantle in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
  • Roosevelt Hospital
  • Roosevelt Room
  • Roosevelt Island

The ethos, if there was one in Roosevelt's team was.

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Examples

  • In 2009, he graduated from Roosevelt University with honors in English.

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  • I called a taxi and rushed to the Roosevelt Hotel ballroom.

  • Thank you for calling the Roosevelt Hotel.

  • Every city in America has a street named after Roosevelt.

  • I'm a teacher at Roosevelt High School.

  • The first president named Roosevelt pushed America toward a new and brighter day.

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  • Before that, it was 1944 when Ohio went with Dewey and Roosevelt won.

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  • They'll also play Roosevelt University on Saturday, November 3, at 2:00 p.m. at University Arena.

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  • Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.'s The Age of Roosevelt trilogy was the definitive work on FDR for several decades.

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  • Many famous political leaders share the last name Roosevelt, including two U.S. Presidents.

Synonyms

Clinton
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A last name of a famous American political family, for example Bill and Hillary Clinton

has a wider legacy spanning multiple prominent leaders across generations

Compounds

A national park in North Dakota that protects land once used by President Theodore Roosevelt

A national park in North Dakota that preserves prairie and badlands where Theodore Roosevelt once had a ranch

A United States Navy aircraft carrier named after the 26th President

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Roosevelt is a Dutch family name made of roos ('rose') and veld ('field'), so it originally meant 'from the rose field' and named people from that place. That's why the Roosevelt family name is used for several well-known American leaders.