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CITY OF THE ANGELS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States
Synonyms:
City of the Angels; L.A.; Los Angeles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
point of entry; port of entry (a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise)
Meronyms (parts of "City of the Angels"):
Catalina Island; Santa Catalina (an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California)
Holonyms ("City of the Angels" is a part of...):
CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)