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Definition of Los angeles
1. Noun. A city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Point Of Entry, Port Of Entry
Group relationships: Ca, Calif., California, Golden State
Terms within: Catalina Island, Santa Catalina
Definition of Los angeles
1. Proper noun. A port of the United States that is the largest city in California and second-largest in the United States. Known for being an urban area that covers a large area. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Los Angeles
Literary usage of Los angeles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Over the Range to the Golden Gate: A Complete Tourist's Guide to Colorado by Stanley Wood (1889)
"los angeles is essentially a land of schools. The public, high and normal schools
are supported by State taxation, and their doors are open to all. ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1903)
"IN ERROR to the Supreme Court of the State of California to review a judgment
affirming a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of los angeles in ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The Sierra Madre range of mountains, about 10 miles north of los angeles, may be
seen from ... Originally los angeles covered an area of 36 square miles, ..."
4. The American Bar by James Clark Fifield (1918)
"los angeles Bar Ass'n. Firm is counsel for: Fraser's Million Dollar Pier Co.,
... Sigma Nu and Phi Delta Phi fraternities; los angeles County, Calif. ..."
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