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Angeleno

Angeleno

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A person who lives in or comes from Los Angeles, California
  • noun
  • /ˌændʒəˈliːnoʊ/
: angelino
  • Being an Angeleno means enjoying year-round sunshine and a diverse cultural scene.
  • a native Angeleno
  • Los Angeleno
  • Hotel Angeleno

Examples

  • As an Angeleno, she loves spending weekends exploring the vibrant neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

  • Every Angeleno says to himself or herself... just how lucky he or she is to be living in L.A.

  • A native Los Angeleno, I had great teachers and family support.

    Blog text (29)
  • As an Angeleno, that 'Long Island City' thing looks pretty weird, isn't that just New?

    Blog text (13)
  • As an Angeleno, that 'Long Island City' thing looks pretty weird; isn't that just New York?

    Blog text (13)
  • As an Angeleno, I'm falling down laughing at the idea that a 5.9 quake means anything.

    Blog text (5)
  • It was a liberation certain to warm the cockles of any Angeleno's heart.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Whether you wear Bruin true blue or USC cardinal, this is a great week to be an Angeleno.

    Blog text (12)
  • Baker argues that, with the passing of Ferus as the center of a lively (if arguably limited) L.A. art world, a new generation of Angeleno artists found themselves in a difficult situation.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Despite my defection (you can't spell it without "defect") to the Mets, as a native Los Angeleno, I am hoping for a Freeway Series.

    Blog text (27)

Surface Forms

Angeleno singular
Angelenos plural

Etymology

Angeleno comes from the Spanish city name Los Ángeles, which means 'the angels', together with the Spanish ending -eño meaning 'from'. So an Angeleno is literally a person 'from' Los Angeles, which is why we use it for people who live in or come from the city.