Los Angeles

American  

[laws an-juh-luhs, -leez, los, laws ang-guh-luhs, -leez, los] / lɔs ˈæn dʒə ləs, -ˌliz, lɒs, lɔs ˈæŋ gə ləs, -ˌliz, lɒs /

noun

1. a seaport in SW California.

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los Angeles ¹ British  

/ los ˈaŋxeles /

noun

1. See de los Angeles

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Los Angeles ² British  

/ lɒs ˈændʒɪˌliːz /

noun

1.  LA.  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)

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Los Angeles Cultural  

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

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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.

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

Second most populous city in the United States.

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

Example Sentences

The cold front moving into the state from the northwest is expected to reach the Los Angeles area by Saturday and bring rain and high-elevation snow through Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, many are staples in bathroom cabinets from London to Los Angeles.

From BBC

Public health officials have issued an ocean water quality alert for all Los Angeles County beaches.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s what we like to hear — it’s not what we often hear,” says the president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Conservancy, a nonprofit dedicated to historic preservation.

From Los Angeles Times

Grimes likes the Sixers' chances of being one of the top East contenders come playoff time with Embiid back from injury and Paul George playing like his top days with the Los Angeles Clippers.

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