Los An·ge·les ( n j -ls, -l z , ngg-ls) Abbr. LA A city of southern California on the Pacific Ocean in a widespread metropolitan area. Founded by the Spanish in 1781, it served several times as a colonial capital before incorporation in 1850. Its real growth began after the coming of the railroads in the 1870s and 1880s and the discovery of oil in the 1890s. Today it is a major shipping, manufacturing, communications, financial, and distribution center noted for its entertainment industry. Population: 3,850,000. |
los Angeles (Spanish) [los ˈaŋxeles]
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(Biographies) See (Victoria) de los Angeles
Los Angeles [lɒs ˈændʒɪˌliːz]
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(Placename) 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.: 3 694 820 (2000) Abbreviation LA
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| Noun | 1. |  Los Angeles - a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United StatesCalif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes Catalina Island, Santa Catalina - an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California |
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