roosevelt
IPA: rˈoʊzʌvɛɫt
Root Word: Roosevelt
noun
- An American surname of Dutch origin, derived from words meaning rose and open country; borne by two Presidents of the U.S.
- (chiefly US) A male given name transferred from the surname, given in honor of the Presidents.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, probably named after Theodore Roosevelt Lake.
- A township in Decatur County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Breathitt County, Kentucky.
- A minor city in Lake of the Woods County and Roseau County, Minnesota.
- Two townships, in Beltrami County and Crow Wing County, Minnesota, both named after Theodore Roosevelt.
- An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
- A borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, formerly named Jersey Homesteads and renamed in honour of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.
- Former name of Carteret, New Jersey, renamed in 1922.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
- A town in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
- A ghost town in Kimble County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas.
- A city in Duchesne County, Utah, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Klickitat County, Washington, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
- A neighbourhood in north Seattle, Washington, named after Roosevelt Way.
- A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Pine Lake, Oneida County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
- A village in Rivadavia Partido, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Examples of "roosevelt" in Sentences
- Roosevelt disregarded the advice.
- Of the three, Roosevelt is the hawk.
- Roosevelt is not accused of fascism.
- Roosevelt responded in the affirmative.
- The chart leaves out the Roosevelt recession.
- Roosevelt was sick and asthmatic when he was younger.
- The blockade began the basis of the Roosevelt Corollary.
- Aurora is the alumni association of the Roosevelt Academy.
- Roosevelt wrote the introduction to the book, praising it.
- Both the Roosevelt article and the dime article are featured.