Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A city of northeast Ohio south-southeast of Cleveland. Its first rubber factory was established in 1869 by B.F. Goodrich (1841-1888). In the early 20th century Akron was known as "the rubber capital of the world.” Population: 210,000.
Wiktionary
- n. A place name.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek ἄκρον (akron, "extremity, peak"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
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“Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 7: 05 p.m. AKRON, Ohio - Darryl Roberts had 18 points and eight rebounds and Akron had its highest-scoring game of the season to defeat Northern Illinois 90-76 on Wednesday night.”
“AKRON 5, UNC 4 (PK): Top-seeded Akron eliminated North Carolina on penalty kicks Friday night in the semifinals of the men's College Cup at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary.”
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“I worked days at the racetrack — Ascot Park in Akron, galloping the horses.”
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Way to go Ohio
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