seaport in SW Calif., on the Pacific
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Long Beach
A city of southern California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean southeast of Los Angeles. Founded in the 1880s, it developed as a beach resort and became a major shipping center after the discovery of oil in 1921.x
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Proper noun
- A city near Los Angeles, California
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