Toledo

[ tuh-lee-doh; Spanish taw-le-thaw ]

noun

, plural To·le·dos [t, uh, -, lee, -dohz, taw-, le, -, th, aws]

1. Fran·cis·co de [f, r, ahn-, sees, -kaw , th, e], c1515–84?, Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
2. a port in NW Ohio, on Lake Erie.
3. a city in central Spain, on the Tagus River: the capital of Spain under the Romans.
4. a sword or sword blade of finely tempered steel, a formerly made in Toledo, Spain.

Toledo

noun

1. tɒˈleɪdəʊtoˈleðo 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: 72 549 (2003 est) Ancient nameToletumtəˈliːtəm
2. təˈliːdəʊ 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: 308 973 (2003 est)
3. tɒˈleɪdəʊ a fine-tapered sword or sword blade

Toledo

1. Industrial city in northwestern Ohio .

Example Sentences

A spectacular, 26-foot-wide Flemish “Tapestry of the Astrolabes,” hanging for centuries in a cathedral in Toledo, Spain, gives an indication.

From Los Angeles Times

Bob Toledo told him that he was destined to join the list of players who had great games while sick.

From Los Angeles Times

Democrats are looking to hold onto one seat in Ohio's 9th congressional district, which encompasses Toledo in northern Ohio.

From BBC

A court in Peru has sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to 20 years and six months in jail for corruption and money-laundering.

From BBC

Turn right on the Toledo and stroll along the canals in the Naples Island neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• blade
• dagger
• saber