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cleveland

/ˈkliv.lənd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
cleve-land
IPA
/ˈkliv.lənd/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geographic area of hills and dales in North Yorkshire, England.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A former county in northeast England, bordering North Yorkshire and County Durham, created in 1974 from parts of those two counties (mainly the County Borough of Teesside) and abolished in 1996.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A major city, the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of other places in the United States, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of other places in the United States, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of other places in the United States, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of other places in the United States, including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of other places in the United States, including:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkliv.lənd/
  • British English: /ˈkliːv.lənd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Clevelands (plural)

Derived Forms

Clevelander

Phrases

Carlton in Cleveland Cleveland Bay Cleveland County Cleveland Heights Cleveland steamer East Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland

Rhymes With

cleaveland eveland

Questions

How do you pronounce cleveland?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkliv.lənd/.
What does cleveland mean?
A geographic area of hills and dales in North Yorkshire, England.
Where does cleveland come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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