Coachella
Americannoun
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a city in southern California, 28 miles east of Palm Springs.
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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. annual festival held in the town of Ionio in southern California.
Etymology
Origin of Coachella
Corruption of Spanish conchilla “little shell,” from conch(a) “shell, seashell” ( cf. conch ( def. )) + -illa, diminuitive suffix, after the presence of shell fossils in the region
Example Sentences
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Ortega’s family isn’t alone in calling the Coachella Valley home.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Ortega was raised alongside her five siblings in La Quinta, Calif., a city in the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Beyond Coachella, YouTube doubled down on livestreaming during its presentation, unveiling a slew of new live and AI-powered tools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
YouTube is increasingly home to live streams from individual creators and big cultural events like the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
From this altitude it appears the way Coachella or any major festival would look—which is disturbing to her, because entertainment is the last thing these people want right now.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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