A city in north-eastern Ohio; population 207,510 (est. 2008). Noted as a centre for the rubber industry; the first rubber factory was established in 1870 by B. F. Goodrich.
Rhymes
Dacron, macron
Definition of Akron in US English:
Akron
proper nounˈakrən
A city in northeastern Ohio; population 207,510 (est. 2008). Noted as a center for the rubber industry; the first rubber factory was established in 1870 by B. F. Goodrich.