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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

4.0
An American president who led the country during the Great Depression and World War II
  • proper noun
  • /ˈfræŋklɪn dɪˈleɪnoʊ ˈroʊzəvɛlt/
translation icon : Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  • The New Deal policies introduced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt reshaped the U.S. economy and government.
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  • President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Examples

  • Did Franklin Delano Roosevelt really create the New Deal?

  • During World War II, Franklin Delano Roosevelt worked closely with Allied leaders to coordinate military strategy.

  • Many historians consider Franklin Delano Roosevelt one of the most influential American presidents.

  • President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected four times.

  • Bill Murray stars as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the film about his life.

  • She enjoys listening to the famous radio addresses delivered by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the Great Depression.

  • When Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president, he implemented the New Deal to help the nation recover from the economic crisis.

Synonyms

Roosevelt
vsFranklin Delano Roosevelt
146 3.8

A president who led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II

uses the full personal names rather than surname alone
FDR
vsFranklin Delano Roosevelt
80 4.6

Short form of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the United States president during the Great Depression and World War II

uses the full names instead of the abbreviated three letter form
Franklin Roosevelt
vsFranklin Delano Roosevelt
8 3.6

The 32nd President of the United States who introduced the New Deal and led the country during World War II

includes the full middle name instead of omitting it
President Roosevelt
vsFranklin Delano Roosevelt
4 2.9

The 32nd United States president who led the country during the Great Depression and World War II

names the individual by full personal names rather than by title
Franklin D. Roosevelt
vsFranklin Delano Roosevelt
3.4

The 32nd President of the United States who led the country during the Great Depression and World War II

uses the full middle name rather than only an initial
F. D. Roosevelt
vsFranklin Delano Roosevelt
3.4

The 32nd President of the United States who led the country during the Great Depression and World War II

uses whole first and middle names rather than initials

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Franklin + Delano + Roosevelt

This item is a proper name referring to a specific historical person; its referent (the 32nd U.S. president, New Deal leader) is world knowledge rather than a compositional meaning derivable from the parts. Knowing the individual name components ('Franklin', 'Delano', 'Roosevelt') does not allow a B1 learner to infer the biographical or presidential meaning, so the expression must be learned as an unanalyzable lexical/world-knowledge item.

Etymology

Franklin Delano Roosevelt has a name made of three parts: his personal name Franklin, his mother's family name Delano used as a middle name, and his family name Roosevelt. He is often called 'FDR' and was the 32nd U.S. President who led the country through the Great Depression with the 'New Deal' and during World War II, so his full name now reminds people of that key period in history.