Berkeley

[ burk-lee; for 2, 3, 6 also British bahrk-lee ]
/ ˈbɜrk li; for 2, 3, 6 also British ˈbɑrk li /

noun

Bus·by [buhz-bee] /ˈbʌz bi/, William Berkeley Enos,1895–1976, U.S. choreographer and musical-film director.
George,1685?–1753, Irish bishop and philosopher.
Sir William,1610–77, British colonial governor of Virginia 1642–76.
a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay.
a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
a male given name.

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British Dictionary definitions for berkeley (1 of 2)

Berkeley 1
/ (ˈbɜːklɪ) /

noun

a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay: seat of the University of California. Pop: 102 049 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for berkeley (2 of 2)

Berkeley 2
/ (ˈbɑːklɪ) /

noun

(ˈbɜːklɪ) Busby . real name William Berkeley Enos . 1895–1976, US dance director, noted esp for his elaborate choreography in film musicals
(ˈbɑːklɪ) George . 1685–1753, Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop, whose system of subjective idealism was expounded in his works A Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) and Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (1713). He also wrote Essay towards a New Theory of Vision (1709)
(ˈbɑːklɪ) Sir Lennox (Randal Francis). 1903–89, British composer; his works include four symphonies, four operas, and the Serenade for Strings (1939)

Cultural definitions for berkeley

Berkeley

City in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.

notes for Berkeley

Berkeley is the location of a distinguished branch of the University of California. The University of California at Berkeley has been a center for student activism and social-change movements, particularly in the 1960s and early 1970s.