Roosevelt
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-ˌvelt also ˈrü-\
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(Anna) Eleanor 1884–1962 née Roosevelt, wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt American humanitarian and writer
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Franklin Del*a*no
\ˈde-lə-ˌnō
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1882–1945 32nd president of the U.S. (1933–45)
Roosevelt
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Theodore 1858–1919 26th president of the U.S. (1901–09)
Roosevelt
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-vəlt also ˈrü-\
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river about 400 miles (644 kilometers) long in west central Brazil flowing from western Mato Grosso state north into the Aripuanã River
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