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Cleveland

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Cleve·land  (klvlnd)
1. A city of northeast Ohio on Lake Erie. A port of entry and industrial center, the city was laid out in 1796 by Moses Cleveland (1754-1806). Population: 444,000.
2. A city of southeast Tennessee east-northeast of Chattanooga. It is a trade center with varied industries. Population: 38,600.

Cleveland, Mount
A peak, 3,192.1 m (10,466 ft) high, of northwest Montana. It is the highest point in the Lewis Range of the Rocky Mountains.

Cleveland, (Stephen) Grover 1837-1908.
The 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1885-1889 and 1893-1897). He was known as an honest, independent President opposed to corruption and the spoils system.

Cleveland [ˈkliːvlənd]
n
1. (Placename) a former county of NE England formed in 1974 from parts of E Durham and N Yorkshire; replaced in 1996 by the unitary authorities of Hartlepool (Durham), Stockton-on-Tees (Durham), Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire) and Redcar and Cleveland (North Yorkshire)
2. (Placename) a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie: major heavy industries. Pop.: 478 403 (2000)
3. (Placename) a hilly region of NE England, extending from the Cleveland Hills to the River Tees

Cleveland2
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(Biographies / Cleveland, Stephen Grover (1837-1908) M, US, POLITICS: politician, POLITICS: head of state) Stephen Grover. 1837-1908, US Democratic politician; the 22nd and 24th president of the US (1885-89; 1893-97)
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Noun1.Cleveland - the largest city in OhioCleveland - the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
Buckeye State, OH, Ohio - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
2.Cleveland - 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)Cleveland - 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)


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Cleveland I became impressed with his simplicity, greatness, and rugged honesty.
I went about telling the story to people, and trying to make them find it as amusing as I did, but whether I ever succeeded I cannot say, though the notion of a version with modifications constantly grew with me, till one day I went to the city of Cleveland with my father.
 
 
 
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