Toledo

noun

To·​le·​do tə-ˈlē-(ˌ)dō 

plural Toledos

: a finely tempered sword of a kind made in Toledo, Spain

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Toledo

geographical name

To·​le·​do tə-ˈlē-(ˌ)dō 

-ˈlē-də,

for 2 and 3 also

tō-ˈlā-t͟hō 

1

city and port on the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio population 287,208

2

province of central Spain in western New Castile area 5934 square miles (15,369 square kilometers), population 706,407

3

commune and capital of the province of Toledo population 83,593

Toledan

tə-ˈlē-dᵊn 

adjective or noun

Toledoan

tə-ˈlē-dō-ən 

adjective or noun

Biographical Definition

Toledo

biographical name

To·​le·​do tō-ˈlā-t͟hō 

Alejandro 1946–     president of Peru (2001–06)