Los Angeles

An anglicized form of Spanish Pueblo de los Ángeles (City of the Angels), a clipping of Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (“Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola”), taken from the Franciscan missionary Juan Crespí's name for the nearby Los Angeles River, first sighted by the Portolá expedition on August 2, the feast day of the dedication of the chapel of Porziuncola (from Latin portiuncula, “little portion”) in Santa Maria degli Angeli (Italian for “Saint Mary of the Angels”) near Assisi, Italy, where St Francis began his order.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /lɔs ˈændʒələs/

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• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /lɑs ˈændʒələs/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /lɒs ˈændʒɪliːz/, /lɒs ˈændʒɪlɪz/

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• (General Australian, New Zealand, General South African) IPA^(key): /lɔs ˈændʒəliːz/, /- ˈændʒəlɪz/, /- ˈændʒələs/, /lɒs-/
• (dated, General American) IPA^(key): /lɔs ˈæŋɡələs/, /loʊs ˈæŋɡələs/; (obsolete) /loʊs ˈɑŋheɪleɪs/
• Hyphenation: Los An‧ge‧les

Los Angeles

1. A city and port, the county seat of Los Angeles County, the largest city in California, and the 2nd largest in the United States, famed for being the center of the American film industry.

   Synonym: City of Los Angeles

   Hyponyms: Hollywood, Venice, Venice Beach, South Central, Port of Los Angeles

2. Ellipsis of Los Angeles County.: A county of California, United States. County seat: Los Angeles

   Hyponyms: City Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Studio City, Beverly Hills

3. Ellipsis of Los Angeles River.: A river in Los Angeles, California, United States
4. A census-designated place in Willacy County, Texas, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in La Salle County, Texas, United States.

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Borrowed from Spanish Los Ángeles.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [luˈzaɲ.ʒə.ləs]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [loˈzaɲ.ʒə.ləs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [loˈzaɲ.d͡ʒe.les]

Los Angeles m

1. Los Angeles (city in California, United States)

• IPA^(key): [los ɛndʒl̩s]
• IPA^(key): [los ɛndʒɛlɛs]

Los Angeles n (indeclinable, related adjective losangeleský)

1. Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)

< English Los Angeles

Los Angeles

1. Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)

• Los (informal)

• (France) IPA^(key): /lɔ.s‿ɑ̃.dʒə.lɛs/, /lo.s‿ɑ̃.dʒə.lɛs/

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• (Canada) IPA^(key): /lɔ.s‿an.dʒə.lɛs/, /lɔ.s‿ã.ʒɛl/

Los Angeles m

1. Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)

• IPA^(key): /lɔs ˈɛndʒələs/, /lɔs ˈɛnʒələs/
• IPA^(key): /lɔs ˈɛɪ̯n(d)ʒələs/ (variant, from an assumed pronunciation, after English angel)

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Los Angeles n (proper noun, genitive Los Angeles' or (with an article) Los Angeles)

1. Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)

• IPA^(key): [ˈlosɒnd͡ʒɛlɛs]
• Hyphenation: Los‧An‧ge‧les
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Los Angeles

1. Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)

• Los Angeles-i

 

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Los Angeles

Wikipedia ^it

Unadapted borrowing from English Los Angeles.

• IPA^(key): /loˈzan.d͡ʒe.les/, /los ˈan.d͡ʒe.les/, /loˈzɛn.d͡ʒe.les/, /los ˈɛn.d͡ʒe.les/, (elevated style) /los ˈan.xe.les/^[1]
• Rhymes: -andʒeles, -ɛndʒeles
• Hyphenation: Los‧Àn‧ge‧les

Los Angeles f

1. A large city in California, United States

 

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Los Angeles

Wikipedia ^pl

 

Unadapted borrowing from English Los Angeles.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔs anˈd͡ʐɛ.lɛs/

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Los Angeles n (indeclinable)

1. Los Angeles (a city in California, United States)

   Synonym: Miasto Aniołów

• Los Angeles in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Los Angeles in PWN's encyclopedia

• Los Ângeles (uncommon)

Los Angeles

1. Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)

 

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Los Angeles

Wikipedia ^sv

Los Angeles n (genitive Los Angeles)

1. Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)