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San Bernardino

American  
[san bur-ner-dee-noh, -bur-nuh-] / ˈsæn ˌbɜr nərˈdi noʊ, -ˌbɜr nə- /

noun

  1. a city in S California.

  2. Mount, a mountain in S California, a peak of the San Bernardino Mountains. 10,630 feet (3,240 meters).

  3. a mountain pass in the Alps, in SE Switzerland. 6,766 feet (2,060 meters) high.


San Bernardino British  
/ sæn ˌbɜːnəˈdiːnəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in SE California: founded in 1851 by Mormons from Salt Lake City. Pop: 195 357 (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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McDonald’s traces its roots to a restaurant founded in San Bernardino, Calif., and grew into an international colossus under the leadership of Ray Kroc, who opened a location in a Chicago suburb in 1955.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A representative for the San Bernardino County Sheriff did not immediately return a request for further information about the alleged incident or possible bail terms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Shortly after Proposition 1-A’s passage, San Manuel was one of several tribal casinos in San Bernardino and Riverside counties that declared an arms race with Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

A video posted by the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District shows airplanes and crews fighting the Trinity fire, which started May 1 at 11:54 am in Phelan in San Bernardino County.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

He reminded Jason a little too much of a flesh-eating ghoul he’d once fought in San Bernardino.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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