Los Angeles

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

noun

1. a seaport in SW California.

Los Angeles

¹

/ 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)

los Angeles

²

/ los ˈaŋxeles /

noun

1. See de los Angeles

Los Angeles

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

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 Democratic governor on Monday vetoed a bill that would have blocked local or federal funding for investments that introduce or support automation at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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For now, however, think of Appleseed Avenue as part of greater Los Angeles escape room trend.

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Sutil said she traveled from Los Angeles to visit the San Diego Zoo with her sister as a belated birthday gift and that it was a trip she would certainly not be forgetting.

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An atmospheric river hit Los Angeles in the early hours of Tuesday morning, bringing with it scattered downpours, powerful winds and fears of flooding.

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Southern California air regulators issued violations to two foundries in southeast Los Angeles County after air sampling revealed elevated levels of a highly toxic metal near the facilities.

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