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Definition: Akron |
AkronNoun1. A city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Akron" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1939. (references) |
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Screenplays | Wouldn't that get a little monotonous, just Akron, cold beer and 'poor, poor thing' for two weeks? (Harvey; writing credit: Mary Chase;) | |
Lyrics | Now it's fiesta time in Akron, Ohio, ("In Old Mexico"; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) | |
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 | Wheat harvest at the ARS Central Great Plains Research Station in Akron, Colorado. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | Caption: "Decimals," a Group of Akron Childhood Friends, Mina Miller Edison, Second from Right, Seated in Back Row, Cara Wise Miller, Center, Front; Akron, OH; 1870s?; {14.352/13} (jpg). |
 | Nested with other destroyers in San Diego harbor, California, circa 1932-1935. Two fuel oil barges are moored alongside Barry. The airship in the distance is either USS Akron (ZRS-4) or USS Macon (ZRS-5).Credit: NAVY. |  | Photographed while serving as "hook-on" familiarization trainer for USS Akron (ZRS-4), 1932. An O3U-1 (Bureau # 8871) is in the background.Credit: NAVY. |
 | Stock room of a large rubber factory--Automobile Tire Department, Akron, Ohio.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | U.S. Navy - Commander in Chief of fleet - 1776 / Werner; The Werner Company, Akron, O.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Farmer examines sorghum exhibit, U.S. Experiment Station, Akron, Colorado.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Akron (vicinity), Colorado, U.S. Dry Land Experiment Station. Farmer looking at sorghum exhibit.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Manufacture of self-sealing gas tanks, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Electronics technician, Goodyear Aircraft Corp., Akron, Ohio.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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1. Akron, AL (town, FIPS 676) 2. Akron, CO (town, FIPS 925) 3. Akron, IA (city, FIPS 775) 4. Akron, IN (town, FIPS 748) 5. Akron, MI (village, FIPS 700) 6. Akron, NY (village, FIPS 441) 7. Akron, OH (city, FIPS 1000) 8. Akron, PA (borough, FIPS 540) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
akron ohio | 5,494 | akron airport | 52 |
akron beacon journal | 1,755 | akron newspaper | 43 |
university of akron | 1,155 | akron brass | 42 |
akron | 561 | weather akron ohio | 42 |
akron aeros | 319 | air akron show | 40 |
canton akron airport | 240 | akron pennsylvania | 38 |
akron beacon | 127 | akron county library public summit | 38 |
akron zoo | 119 | akron auto auction | 36 |
akron child hospital | 115 | akron indiana | 35 |
akron ohio real estate | 98 | akron iowa | 34 |
akron city hospital | 95 | akron newspaper ohio | 34 |
akron general hospital | 94 | akron general | 34 |
akron public school | 92 | city of akron ohio | 31 |
city of akron | 91 | weather akron | 28 |
akron court municipal | 74 | akron ohio red roof inn | 25 |
akron colorado | 66 | akron art museum | 25 |
akron new york | 64 | akron oh red roof inn | 24 |
akron general medical center | 60 | akron civic theater | 23 |
akron hotel | 58 | canton akron regional airport | 23 |
akron public library | 55 | akron department police | 23 |
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| Language | Translations for "Akron"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | 阿克伦城. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | akronay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 47, Verse 31 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Eipen de omoson moi kai wmosen autw kai prosekunhsen israhl epi to akron thV rabdou autou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et ille iura ergo inquit mihi quo iurante adoravit Israhel Deum conversus ad lectuli caput |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he, Sweer thanne, he seith, to me; whom swerynge, Yrael anowrede God, turned to the heed of the bedde. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he sayde: swere vnto me: ad he sware vnto him. And than Israel bowed him vnto the beddes head. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he said, Swear to me: and he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he said, Take an oath to me; and he took an oath to him: and Israel gave worship on the bed's head. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 47, Verse 31 |
| Cebuano | Ug siya miingon: Manumpa ka kanako. Ug siya nanumpa kaniya. Unya si Israel sa iyang kaugalingon miyukbo didto sa ibabaw sa ulohan sa higdaanan. |
| Croatian | "Zakuni mi se!" - reèe. I on mu se zakle. Tada se Izrael duboko prignu na uzglavlju. <p> |
| Danish | Da sagde han: "Tilsværg mig det!" Og han tilsvor ham det. Da bøjede Israel sig tilbedende over Lejets Hovedgærde. |
| Dutch | En hij zeide: Zweer mij! en hij zwoer hem. En Israel boog zich ten hoofde van het bed. |
| Finnish | Hän sanoi: "Vanno se minulle". Ja hän vannoi hänelle. Silloin Israel rukoili, kumartuneena vuoteensa päänalaista vasten. |
| French | Jacob dit: Jure-le-moi. Et Joseph le lui jura. Puis Israël se prosterna sur le chevet de son lit. |
| German | Er aber sprach: So schwöre mir. Und er schwur ihm. Da neigte sich Israel zu Häupten des Bettes. |
| Hungarian | És monda: Esküdjél meg nékem! és megesküvék néki. És leborula Izráel az ágy fejére. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kata Yakub, "Bersumpahlah bahwa engkau akan melakukannya." Yusuf bersumpah, dan Yakub mengucapkan syukur di tempat tidurnya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka katanya: Bersumpahlah padaku. Lalu iapun bersumpah padanya. Maka Israelpun menundukkan dirinya di kepala peraduannya. |
| Maori | A ka mea ia ki a ia, Oati mai ki ahau. A oati ana ia ki a ia. A ka pike a Iharaira ki runga ki te urunga o te moenga. |
| Norwegian | Da sa han: Tilsverg mig det! Og han tilsvor ham det. Og Israel bøide sig ned over hodegjerdet i sengen og tilbad. |
| Rumanian | Iacov a zis: ,,Jurq-mi.`` Wi Iosif i -a jurat. Apoi Israel s`a plecat cu faya pe cqpqtkiul patului. |
| Swedish | Men han sade: "Giv mig din ed därpå." Och han gav honom sin ed. Då tillbad Israel, böjd mot sängens huvudgärd. |
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Misspellings | |
"Akron" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acron, Actron, Adron, Akao, Akaroa, Akko, Akon, Akros, Aksoy, Akurana, Akyol, Alkon, Amron, Askarov, Auronzo, avron, Azrin, Ekron, Ekrund, Kaeon, Kardon, Karron, Makron. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: krona. | |
| Words within the letters "a-k-n-o-r" | |
-1 letter: kaon, karn, knar, koan, nark, okra, rank, roan. | |
-2 letters: ark, koa, kor, nor, oak, oar, oka, ora, ran. | |
-3 letters: an, ar, ka, na, no, on, or. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-k-n-o-r" | |
+1 letter: anorak, koruna, ryokan. | |
+2 letters: anoraks, korunas, outrank, ryokans, workman. | |
+3 letters: antirock, bankroll, corncake, crankous, croaking, forerank, forsaken, handwork, ironbark, kangaroo, karyotin, markdown, outdrank, outranks, overrank, reawoken, troaking. | |
+4 letters: bankrolls, breakdown, cankerous, corncakes, corncrake, cornstalk, crackdown, drawnwork, fancywork, foreranks, foreshank, forsaking, handiwork, handworks, ironbarks, kangaroos, karyotins, knotgrass, kurrajong, lakefront, markdowns, nonmarket, nonskater, outranked, overdrank, overtaken, paintwork, pickaroon, resoaking, snakeroot, snowmaker, synkaryon, thornback, urokinase, workmanly, workwoman. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6B 72 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.- .-. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101011 01110010 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A k r o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006B 0072 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3577848180 |
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