- (Anna) Eleanor. 1884–1962, US writer, diplomat, and advocate of liberal causes: delegate to the United Nations (1945–52)
- her husband, Franklin Delano ( ˈdɛləˌnəʊ ), known as FDR. 1882–1945, 32nd president of the US (1933–45); elected four times. He instituted major reforms (the New Deal) to counter the economic crisis of the 1930s and was a forceful leader during World War II
- Theodore. 1858–1919, 26th president of the US (1901–09). A proponent of extending military power, he won for the US the right to build the Panama Canal (1903). He won the Nobel peace prize (1906), for mediating in the Russo-Japanese war
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Roo•se•velt
(rō′zə velt′, -vəlt, rōz′velt, -vəlt; spelling pron. ro̅o̅′zə velt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- Biographical Theodore (Teddy, "T.R.''), 1858–1919, 26th president of the U.S. 1901–09: Nobel peace prize 1906.
- Place Names Rio. Formerly, Río da Duvida. a river flowing N from W Brazil to the Madeira River. ab. 400 mi. (645 km) long.
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Roosevelt /ˈrəʊzəˌvɛlt/ n
'Roosevelt' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Hopkins
- Rushmore
- teddy bear
- Yalta
- Alice blue
- Atlantic Charter
- Blackwells Island
- Bull Moose
- Casablanca
- court packing
- Day of Infamy
- Duvida
- fireside chat
- four freedoms
- Good Neighbor Policy
- Hundred Days
- Hyde Park
- landslide
- New Deal
- Oyster Bay
- Progressive party
- Río da Duvida
- Robinson
- Roosevelt Corollary
- Roosevelt Dam
- Rooseveltian
- Roosevelt Island
- Rough Riders
- Teheran
- tr.
- Welfare Island
- Salt River
- square deal