Berkeley

American  

[burk-lee, bahrk-lee] / ˈbɜrk li, ˈbɑrk li /

noun

1. Busby William Berkeley Enos, 1895–1976, U.S. choreographer and musical-film director.

2. George, 1685?–1753, Irish bishop and philosopher.

3. Sir William, 1610–77, British colonial governor of Virginia 1642–76.

4. a city in western California, on San Francisco Bay.

5. a city in eastern Missouri, near St. Louis.

6. Also Barclay a first name.

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Berkeley ¹ British  

/ ˈbɑːklɪ /

noun

1. Busby . real name William Berkeley Enos . 1895–1976, US dance director, noted esp for his elaborate choreography in film musicals

2. George . 1685–1753, Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop, whose system of subjective idealism was expounded in his works A Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) and Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (1713). He also wrote Essay towards a New Theory of Vision (1709)

3. Sir Lennox ( Randal Francis ). 1903–89, British composer; his works include four symphonies, four operas, and the Serenade for Strings (1939)

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Berkeley ² British  

/ ˈbɜːklɪ /

noun

1. a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay: seat of the University of California. Pop: 102 049 (2003 est)

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Berkeley Cultural  

1. City in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.

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Berkeley is the location of a distinguished branch of the University of California. The University of California at Berkeley has been a center for student activism and social-change movements, particularly in the 1960s and early 1970s.

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As an undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley, Mr. Sabet founded Citizens for a Drug-Free Berkeley, which he says “was about as popular as a coalition for a wine-free France would be in Paris.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

“It is the best naturally occurring affordable housing that there is,” said Stephanie Hawke, associate research director of land use and supply at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Soon after its launch, Kimi K3 had topped a leaderboard for AI coding run by a platform called Arena created by UC Berkeley researchers.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

But a recent study out of the University of California, Berkeley, calls this belief into serious question.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

“He’s a senior at my high school, and he’s going to the University of California, Berkeley, next year to study astrophysics.”

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai