Hesperia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Hesperia
Latin, from Greek: land of the west, from hesperos western
Example Sentences
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Hesperia lacks the widely available activities found in an urban center, so when monstrous fish are caught in the local lake, “it picks up traction pretty quickly,” Hernandez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Contreras is graduating from Hesperia High School on Thursday after graduating last week from Chaffey College, and she’ll graduate next month from Victor Valley College.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Instead, she and her mom pooled their money and bought a newly built “multigenerational home” together in Hesperia, Calif.
From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026
If you once lived in Syria, and settled in Hesperia, welcome.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
At last Aeneas was told in a dream that the place destined for them was a country far away to the west, Italy—in those days called Hesperia, the Western Country.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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