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Palm Springs

American  

noun

  1. a city in southern California: desert resort city and retirement location.


Palm Springs British  

noun

  1. a city in the US, in California: a popular tourist resort. Pop: 45 228 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Near Palm Springs, Calif., multimillion-dollar homes surround the Thermal Club’s members-only racetracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Earlier this week, more than a thousand fans dressed as Monroe in her famous white-pleated dress in Palm Springs, California, to pose next to an iconic statue of her wearing the same outfit.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The pair purchased a vacation home in Palm Springs and renovated the Midcentury Modern property.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The tribe was the fourth between 2002 and 2004 to open or expand its operations, including Agua Caliente in Palm Springs, Morongo in Cabazon and the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians in Temecula.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Upon his release he had hitchhiked to Coachella, just southeast of Palm Springs, and called Franz.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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