Angeles
[ an-juh-luh s; Spanish ahng-he-les ]
/ ˈæn dʒə ləs; Spanish ˈɑŋ hɛˌlɛs /
noun
a city in the Philippines, on S central Luzon.
Definition for angeles (2 of 3)
Los Angeles
[ laws an-juh-luh s, -leez, los or, often, laws ang-guh-luh s, -leez, los ]
/ lɔs ˈæn dʒə ləs, -ˌliz, lɒs or, often, lɔs ˈæŋ gə ləs, -ˌliz, lɒs /
noun
a seaport in SW California.
Definition for angeles (3 of 3)
de los Angeles
[ dey laws an-juh-luh s, -leez, los; Spanish de laws ahn-he-les ]
/ deɪ lɔs ˈæn dʒə ləs, -ˌliz, lɒs; Spanish dɛ lɔs ˈɑn hɛ lɛs /
noun
Vic·to·ria [vik-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-; Spanish beek-taw-ryah] /vɪkˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-; Spanish bikˈtɔ ryɑ/,1923–2005,
Spanish operatic soprano.
Example sentences from the Web for angeles
One meal prepared for me by artist, writer, and gourmand Claude Tayag in the city of Angeles ranks with any I have ever eaten.
Angeles Sal was not only an expert with her hands, but also a student of human nature.
My Life |Josiah Flynt
British Dictionary definitions for angeles (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for angeles (2 of 3)
de los Angeles
/ (Spanish de los ˈaŋxeles) /
noun
Victoria (bikˈtorja). 1923–2005, Spanish soprano
British Dictionary definitions for angeles (3 of 3)
Los Angeles
/ (lɒs ˈændʒɪˌliːz) /
noun
a city in SW California, on the Pacific: the second largest city in the US, having absorbed many adjacent townships; industrial centre and port, with several universities. Pop: 3 819 951 (2003 est)
Abbreviation: LA
Cultural definitions for angeles
Los Angeles
[ (lawss an-juh-luhs) ]
City in southern California, sprawling over nearly five hundred square miles.
notes for Los Angeles
Second most populous city in the United States.
notes for Los Angeles
A center of the entertainment industry;
Hollywood is a district of Los Angeles.
notes for Los Angeles
Los Angeles suffers from serious
smog pollution created by industry and large numbers of automobiles.
notes for Los Angeles
The scene of the
Watts Riots in 1965 and of another serious riot in 1992, triggered by the acquittal of white police officers accused of beating an African-American man named Rodney King.