Toledo
[ tuh-lee-doh; for 1, 3, 4 also Spanish taw-le-th aw ]
/ təˈli doʊ; for 1, 3, 4 also Spanish tɔˈlɛ ðɔ /
noun, plural To·le·dos [tuh-lee-dohz; Spanish taw-le-th aws] /təˈli doʊz; Spanish tɔˈlɛ ðɔs/ for 4.
Fran·cis·co de
[frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/,c1515–84?,
Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
a port in NW Ohio, on Lake Erie.
a city in central Spain, on the Tagus River: the capital of Spain under the Romans.
a sword or sword blade of finely tempered steel, a formerly made in Toledo, Spain.
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Toledo
noun
(tɒˈleɪdəʊ, Spanish toˈleðo)
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 name: Toletum (təˈliːtəm)
(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)
(tɒˈleɪdəʊ)
a fine-tapered sword or sword blade