Roosevelt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹoʊ.zə.vɛlt/
ipa: /ˈɹoʊ.zə.vəlt/
other: /ˈɹuː.zə.vɛlt/
other: /ˈɹuː.zə.vəlt/
ipa: /ˈrus.vɛlt/
Etymology: From a Dutch name of a farm, either Rozenveld (one in Zeeland) or Ruiseveld (one in Brabant), from Middle Dutch; the former could be a compound of rose (“wild rose / poppy?”) + velt (“open country; field”) or like the latter of rusch (“rush reed”) + velt, “open land growing with rushes”.
Senses: glosses: An American surname from Dutch; borne by a political family who produced two presidents of the United States.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname, given in honor of the presidents.
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A census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, probably named after Theodore Roosevelt Lake.
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A township in Decatur County, Kansas.
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An unincorporated community and coal town in Breathitt County, Kentucky.
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A minor city in Lake of the Woods County and Roseau County, Minnesota.
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Two townships, in Beltrami County and Crow Wing County, Minnesota, both named after Theodore Roosevelt.
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An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
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A borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, formerly named Jersey Homesteads and renamed in honour of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.
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Former name of Carteret, New Jersey, renamed in 1922.
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A hamlet and census-designated place in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
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A town in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
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A ghost town in Kimble County, Texas.
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An unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas.
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A city in Duchesne County, Utah, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
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An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Klickitat County, Washington, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
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A neighbourhood in north Seattle, Washington, named after Roosevelt Way.
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A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
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An unincorporated community in Pine Lake, Oneida County, Wisconsin.
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A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A village in Rivadavia Partido, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
glosses: A river in Brazil, formerly named the River of Doubt but named after Theodore Roosevelt following his 1913-14 expedition there.
glosses: Places in the Philippines:
A barangay of Dinalupihan, Bataan, Philippines.
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A barangay of San Jacinto, Masbate, Philippines.
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A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
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A barangay of Barugo, Leyte, Philippines.
Derived terms: FDR
Roosevelt County
Roosevelt elk
Rooseveltian
rooseveltite
Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
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