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Los Angeles definition

Los An·ge·les (lôs an′jə ləs, läs-; -lēz; -aŋ′gə-)

city & seaport on the SW coast of Calif.: pop. 3,695,000

Etymology: Sp, short for Reina de los Angeles, lit., Queen of the Angels

Related Forms:

  • Los Angeleno Los An′·ge·le′no (an′jə lē′nō) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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