Coachella
Americannoun
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a city in southern California, 28 miles east of Palm Springs.
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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. annual festival held in the town of Ionio in southern California.
Etymology
Origin of Coachella
Corruption of Spanish conchilla “little shell,” from conch(a) “shell, seashell” ( cf. conch ( def. )) + -illa, diminuitive suffix, after the presence of shell fossils in the region
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The scandal blew up while Lisa was rehearsing for a pivotal performance at the Coachella Festival in 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Areas that could be affected include greater Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and the Coachella Valley.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ortega was raised alongside her five siblings in La Quinta, Calif., a city in the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
This year’s Coachella, headlined by Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G, drew the most concurrent viewers in the history of Coachella on YouTube, according to the company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
From this altitude it appears the way Coachella or any major festival would look—which is disturbing to her, because entertainment is the last thing these people want right now.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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