Los Angeles

[ laws an-juh-luhs, -leez, los or, often, laws ang-guh-luhs, -leez, los ]

noun
  1. a seaport in SW California.

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British Dictionary definitions for los Angeles (1 of 2)

los Angeles

/ (Spanish los ˈaŋxeles) /


British Dictionary definitions for Los Angeles (2 of 2)

Los Angeles

/ (lɒs ˈændʒɪˌliːz) /


noun
  1. a city in SW California, on the Pacific: the second largest city in the US, having absorbed many adjacent townships; industrial centre and port, with several universities. Pop: 3 819 951 (2003 est): Abbreviation: LA

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Cultural definitions for Los Angeles

Los Angeles

[ (lawss an-juh-luhs) ]


City in southern California, sprawling over nearly five hundred square miles.

Notes for Los Angeles

Second most populous city in the United States.

Notes for Los Angeles

A center of the entertainment industry; Hollywood is a district of Los Angeles.

Notes for Los Angeles

Los Angeles suffers from serious smog pollution created by industry and large numbers of automobiles.

Notes for Los Angeles

The scene of the Watts Riots in 1965 and of another serious riot in 1992, triggered by the acquittal of white police officers accused of beating an African-American man named Rodney King.

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