Pasadena

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

The place name in California is claimed to be from an Ojibwe word meaning “crown of the valley”.[1]

The town in Newfoundland is named after a farm which was named in turn for the city in California.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/
  • Hyphenation: Pas‧a‧de‧na
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Proper noun[edit]

Pasadena

  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
    2. A neighbourhood of St. Petersburg, Florida.
    3. A neighbourhood of Lexington, Kentucky.
    4. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
    5. A city in Harris County, Texas.
  2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  3. A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pomeroy, Elizabeth (2007) Pasadena: A Natural History‎[1], →ISBN
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