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Cleveland

cle·ve·land

UK/ˈkliːv.lənd/ US/ˈkliv.lənd/ fairly common

noun

1.

the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port

2.

22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)

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Origin

From place names in England (i.e. Cleveland, England), from Middle English Cleveland, Clyveland, from Middle English clive, cleve, cleove (“cliff”) + land, equivalent to cliff + land.

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