Fresno

American  

[frez-noh] / ˈfrɛz noʊ /

noun

1. a city in central California.

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Fresno British  

/ ˈfrɛznəʊ /

noun

1. a city in central California, in the San Joaquin Valley. Pop: 451 455 (2003 est)

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Fresno Cultural  

1. City in south-central California.

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Center of a major agricultural area.

Example Sentences

She was previously a reporter for the Fresno Bee and the Charlotte Observer and wrote about national security for outlets in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was the first time a jury in Fresno County returned a guilty verdict in a fentanyl-related homicide trial.

From Los Angeles Times

“It seemed as if we took a step back as a society,” Joseph Brennan, the Bishop of the Diocese of Fresno, wrote in an early 2025 op-ed in The Fresno Bee.

From The Wall Street Journal

“So … why did your family move to Fresno?”

From Literature

In California alone, Fairyland helped inspire the likes of Fairytale Town in Sacramento and Fresno’s Storyland.

From Los Angeles Times