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Cleveland

Cleveland

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A large city in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie and a major port on the Great Lakes
  • proper noun
  • /ˈklivlənd/
: Cleveland
  • And Donald made a triumphant entrance into Cleveland this afternoon, complete with his own theme song.
  • Cleveland, Ohio
  • Cleveland, OH
  • City of Cleveland

This one is from Cleveland, OH from Allie.

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Examples

  • She was born in Cleveland and spent a good bit of time there.

  • I'm about to spend a couple of days in Cleveland at the corporate headquarters of Great Benefit.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • But, I tell ya, these Cleveland fans are great.

  • My name is Joey Chambers, and I'm from the greater Cleveland area.

  • A round-trip plane ticket to Cleveland costs just under seven hundred dollars.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Hi, my name is Kristen and I'm calling from Cleveland, OH.

  • A high school game here in Cleveland has attracted a crowd of 10,000 here tonight.

  • My firm, Primus Venture Partners, based in Cleveland, Ohio, is a case example I obviously know very well.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland, and it attracts music fans from all over the world.

  • I visited Cleveland last summer and enjoyed the beautiful views of Lake Erie.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Cleveland comes from the surname Cleaveland, named for Moses Cleaveland, the surveyor who led the team that founded the town on Lake Erie. So the city's name is simply the founder's name turned into the place name.