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los angeles Lexical Profile

• noun

1

American A major sprawling metropolis in Southern California, United States, renowned globally as the center of the American film, television, and entertainment industry.

Example

"She moved to Los Angeles in her early twenties to pursue a career in the film industry."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed directly from Spanish 'Los Ángeles' (The Angels). It is a shortened form of the original 1781 settlement name 'El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula'.

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Los angeles. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/los angeles
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