culver

American  

[kuhl-ver] / ˈkʌl vər /

noun

British Dialect.

1. a dove or pigeon.

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culver British  

/ ˈkʌlvə /

noun

1. an archaic or poetic name for pigeon 1 dove 1

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Etymology

Origin of culver

before 900; Middle English; Old English culfer, culfre < Vulgar Latin *columbra, for Latin columbula, equivalent to columb ( a ) dove + -ula -ule

Example Sentences

It has more than 1,400 contributors in Los Angeles, from Culver City and Santa Monica in the west to Pasadena and Los Feliz in the east.

From Los Angeles Times

Pop Mart, the Chinese toymaker known for its collectible Labubu dolls, reportedly plans to open a new office building in Culver City as it seeks to expand its North American presence.

From Los Angeles Times

Pop Mart’s decision to root itself in L.A.’s Westside comes amid Culver City’s transformation from a sleepy suburb known for being the home to Sony Pictures Studios — to an urban hub, driven, in part, by the Expo Line station that opened in 2012.

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Ikea recently announced plans to open a 40,000-square-foot store in Culver City’s historic Helms Bakery complex — its first in L.A.’s Westside — later this spring.

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Big tech has played an important role in Culver City’s recent evolution.

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