Toledo

To·le·do ¹  (t-ld)

1. also (t-l) A city of central Spain near the Tagus River south-southwest of Madrid. It fell to the Romans in 193 b.c. and was later the capital of the Visigoth kingdom (534-712). As a Moorish capital (712-1085) it was a center of Arab and Hebrew learning. Population: 78,600.

2. A city of northwest Ohio on Lake Erie. It is one of the major shipping centers of the Great Lakes. Population: 298,000.

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To·le·do ² also to·le·do  (t-ld)

n. pl. To·le·dos also to·le·dos

A fine-tempered sword or steel sword blade made in Toledo, Spain.

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Toledo

n

1. (Placename) a city in central Spain, on the River Tagus: capital of Visigothic Spain, and of Castile from 1087 to 1560; famous for steel and swords since the first century. Pop.: 63 560 (1991) Ancient name Toletum [təˈliːtəm]

2. (Placename) an inland port in NW Ohio, on Lake Erie: one of the largest coal-shipping ports in the world; transportation and industrial centre; university (1872). Pop.: 313 619 (2000)

3. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a fine-tapered sword or sword blade

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Toledo - an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie Buckeye State, OH, Ohio - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
	2.	Toledo - a city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power