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Toledo

Toledo

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A city in northwestern Ohio on the western end of Lake Erie with many factories
  • proper noun
  • /təˈliːdoʊ/
: Toledo (Ohio)
  • The Lake Shore Limited Amtrak number 49 now departing for Cleveland, Toledo, South Bend and Chicago.
  • Toledo, Ohio
  • city of Toledo
  • University of Toledo

School in Roanoke, VA, school in Toledo, OH, school in New York.

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Examples

  • After visiting Toledo, I learned about its unique role in the development of the American Midwest.

  • The lake out here to the West is Toledo, OH.

  • And he sold a painting to the Toledo Museum.

    Summertime (1955)

  • After law school, he taught criminal and constitutional law at the University of Toledo College of Law.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The elevator pitch of my origin story goes, I was born in Toledo, OH.

    Dr. Mayim Bialik

  • I was in Toledo with the El Greco exhibit.

    The Man Who Loved Women (1983)

  • There's an outstanding mentoring program in Toledo, Ohio, that's thirty-three years old and provides a superb model.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Toledo, Ohio, is known for its rich industrial history and proximity to Lake Erie.

  • I grew up in Toledo, a city famous for its glass industry and vibrant community.

Surface Forms

Toledo main

Etymology

Toledo in Ohio was named after the old Spanish city whose Latin name was Toletum. A helpful way to remember this is to think of the European city famous for medieval streets and for making strong swords, even though the Ohio city today is an industrial center with factories and glass works.