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Definition of Roosevelt

1. Noun. 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945).

2. Noun. Wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962).

3. Noun. 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration. "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'"

Definition of Roosevelt

1. Proper noun. An American surname of (etyl nl) origin, derived from words meaning rose and open country; borne by two Presidents of U.S. ¹

2. Proper noun. (Chiefly American English) (surnames male given name) given in honor of the Presidents. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roosevelt

Ronald George Wreyford Norrish Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan Ronan Ronbot Ronbots Rondônia Roneo Roneograph Ronne's nasal step

Ronnie Ronny Rontgen Roomba Rooney Roosevelt (current term) Rooseveltian Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset Roosmalens' dwarf marmosets Ropes test

Roquefort Roquefort dressing Roraima Roridulaceae Rorippa Rorippa amphibia Rorippa islandica Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Rorschach Rorschach test

Literary usage of Roosevelt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"R of Rs 53:604-o My '16 What would Roosevelt have done? ... Roosevelt and union. Outlook 113:532- 4 Jl 5 '16 If the ..."

2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1922)
"Roosevelt, Big Game Hunting in the Rockies. Roosevelt. ... Roosevelt and Others, Trail and Campfire Book of Roosevelt, Summer Birds of the Adirondack^ in ..."

3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"Roosevelt, Theodore—Continued Theodore Roosevelt, n man wlio played. HS Braucher. Playground 12:527-8 Mr '19 Theodore Roosevelt; the greatest American of ..."

4. Under Four Administrations: From Cleveland to Taft by Oscar Solomon Straus (1922)
"When Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States through the lamentable death of William McKinley, one of my earliest relations with him was my ..."

5. The Bookman (1906)
"The effect is a bit odd, as one may see by reading a few citations: As he spoke, he aimed a savage blow at Theodore Roosevelt. "That fellow needs to be ..."

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