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Akron

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Ak·ron  (krn)
A city of northeast Ohio south-southeast of Cleveland. Its first rubber factory was established in 1869 by B.F. Goodrich (1841-1888). In the early 20th century Akron was known as "the rubber capital of the world." Population: 210,000.
Akron [ˈækrən]
n
(Placename) a city in NE Ohio. Pop.: 217 074 (2000)
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Noun1.Akron - a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
Buckeye State, OH, Ohio - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region


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