Middle West, Midwest - the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)

American state - one of the 50 states of the United States

Akron - a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry

Athens - a town in southeast Ohio

Cleveland - the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port

Cincinnati - a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river

capital of Ohio, Columbus - the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University

Dayton - a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center

Mansfield - a town in north central Ohio

Toledo - an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie

Youngstown - a city in northeast Ohio

Wabash, Wabash River - a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana

U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"