A eleanor roosevelt

[roh-zuh-velt, -vuh lt, rohz-velt, -vuh lt; spelling pr-nunciation roo-zuh-velt] /ˈroʊ zəˌvɛlt, -vəlt, ˈroʊz vɛlt, -vəlt; spelling pr-nunciation ˈru zəˌvɛlt/
noun
(anna) eleanor, 1884–1962, u.s. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of franklin delano roosevelt).
edith kermit carow, 1861–1948, u.s. first lady 1901–09 (wife of theodore roosevelt).
franklin delano
[del-uh-noh] /ˈdɛl əˌnoʊ/ (show ipa), (“fdr”) 1882–1945, 32nd president of the u.s. 1933–45.
theodore (“teddy”; “t.r”) 1858–1919, 26th president of the u.s. 1901–09: n-bel peace prize 1906.
rio. formerly río da duvida. a river flowing n from w brazil to the madeira river. about 400 miles (645 km) long.
roosevelt
/ˈrəʊzəˌvɛlt/
noun
(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 inst-tuted 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 c-n-l (1903). he won the n-bel peace prize (1906), for mediating in the russo-j-panese war
roosevelt

the family in america originally bore the name van roosevelt, “of the field of roses,” descriptive of their estates in holland. claes martenszen van rosenvelt, born august 1649, emigrated to new amsterdam. his son (1653) and all his descendants dropped the “van.” related: rooseveltian.