Ak·ron (?k?r?n) A city of northeast Ohio south-southeast of Cleveland. It developed as a major producer of rubber products, especially automobile tires.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Akron (?ækr?n) n (Placename) a city in NE Ohio. Pop: 212 215 (2003 est)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Ak?ron (?æk r?n) n. a city in NE Ohio. 216,882. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.