Cleveland.
A geographic area of hills and dales in North Yorkshire, England.
Meaning & usage
A geographic area of hills and dales in North Yorkshire, England.
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.
A major city, the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A town in Blount County, Alabama.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A census-designated place in Charlotte County, Florida.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A city, the county seat of White County, Georgia, named after General Benjamin Cleveland, grandson of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A village in Henry County, Illinois.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A small city, one of the two county seats of Bolivar County, Mississippi.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A small city in Cass County, Missouri.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A small city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A village in the town of Constantia, Oswego County, New York.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A small town in Cleveland Township, Rowan County, North Carolina.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A tiny city in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A small city in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A small city, the county seat of Bradley County, Tennessee.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A city in Liberty County, Texas.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A tiny city in Emery County, Utah.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A small town in Russell County, Virginia.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A village in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
A number of other places in the United States, including: A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
A suburb of Redland City, Queensland, Australia.
A locality in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
A township municipality of the Regional County Municipality of Le Val-Saint-François, Quebec, Canada.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
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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