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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The growing admiration for Latin-fused EDM by Latino listeners was most visually evident during their Coachella debut in April.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In California, Aperol has been a sponsor of the Coachella music festival for the past four years.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The next request from him was, “Will you come do Coachella? Just stop in and do a couple songs at Coachella.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bieber also returned to the spotlight earlier this year, with his biggest live performance in four years at the Coachella music festival after cancelling his Justice world tour because of health issues.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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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