a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
"After visiting Akron, visitors often marvel at its history as the birthplace of the American rubber industry."
A city, the county seat of Summit County, Ohio.
"The Akron Symphony Orchestra performs annually in the county seat of Summit County, Ohio."
The word comes from the Ancient Greek ákron, which originally meant an extremity or peak. It traveled into English to describe a sharp point or tip based on this original sense of being at the highest edge.