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Toledo

Toledo

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A historic city in central Spain on the Tagus River known for medieval buildings and sword making
  • proper noun
: Toledo (España)
  • Toledo, in Salamanca, Sevilla, and in the port of Cadiz.
  • Viceroy Toledo
  • de Toledo
  • Francisco Toledo

Examples

  • Notify our stores in San Francisco, Atlanta, Toledo and Newark to get going right away.

    Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

  • One important development of the administrative system imposed by Viceroy Toledo in the 1570s was the improved opportunities created for merchants and middlemen.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Why are you driving to Toledo to see a movie?

    American Splendor (2003)

  • And this would be, this is in Toledo in Spain.

  • When I got into the country, I was first in Madrid and then in Toledo.

    Blog text (13)

  • The most prized blades in the past were those from Toledo in Spain and from Solingen in Germany.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The current atmosphere of crisis is a long way from the optimism sparked by Alejandro Toledo's election to the presidency in 2001.

    Academic text (2004)

  • All citations from the Historia de la donzella Teodor are taken from the Toledo incunable.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Nothing remains of the Incas' precious metalwork, melted down into ingots for the royal mints at Toledo and Seville.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The historic city of Toledo in Spain is famous for its beautiful medieval architecture.

Surface Forms

Toledo main

Etymology

Toledo in Spain takes its name from the old Latin name Toletum, used for the town for many centuries. The city became famous for making strong swords and fine steel, so the name brings to mind its long history of metalwork and its old medieval streets by the Tagus River.