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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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The chance of precipitation picks up, however, Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, with Anaheim, Irvine and San Clemente at 95%, Ontario at 92%, Riverside and Lake Elsinore at 91% and San Bernardino at 88%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Founder Glen Bell operated a hot dog stand across the street from Mitla Cafe in San Bernardino, Calif., whose owners first taught him about the magic properties of the crunchy taco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Areas that could be affected include greater Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and the Coachella Valley.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Shaw, 44, is the president of the Chino Valley Unified Board of Education, overseeing a relatively large school system of 26,000 students in San Bernardino County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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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