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Berkeley1 definition

Berke·ley (bärk′lē, bʉrk′-)

  1. Berkeley, George 1685-1753; Ir. philosopher & bishop
  2. Berkeley, Sir William 1606-77; Brit. colonial governor of Virginia (1641-52; 1660-76)
Berkeley2 definition

Berke·ley (bʉrk′lē)

city in W California, on San Francisco Bay, just north of Oakland: pop. 103,000

Etymology: after George Berkeley

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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