San Fernando Valley
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- proper noun
- /sæn fɛrˈnændoʊ ˈvæli/
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valle de San Fernando
- This shows how little regard they have for the needs of San Fernando Valley residents.
- California's San Fernando Valley
- San Fernando Valley outside Los Angeles
- San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles
Examples
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In the San Fernando Valley, the closest we come to 'the Mountain' is either Oat Mountain (northwest side) or whatever it is between Griffith Park and Cahuenga Pass (southeast side).
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Planned improvements to the San Fernando Valley include additional bus routes, with no money for anything else (talk about rail is just talk because there is no funding).
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The San Fernando Valley is classified as urban because of its high density.
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Since nearly half of the City of LA lives in the San Fernando Valley, I am not sure that a 'majority' of the city is being adequately served by the extensions.
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Located in Arleta, a San Fernando Valley residential community, the apartments are near the 40-year-old Japanese American Community Center, Buddhist church, and Nikkei Pioneer Center.
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Sherman presents himself as a man of the people, a constant presence at events in his San Fernando Valley district, a fixture at town-hall meetings; he emphasizes his connection to his constituents on a campaign website headlined, "Talk to me."
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She grew up in the San Fernando Valley, surrounded by the film industry and beautiful landscapes.
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Many aspiring actors move to the San Fernando Valley hoping to make it in Hollywood.
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The San Fernando Valley is known for its diverse neighborhoods and thriving communities.
Surface Forms
Morphology
San + Fernando + valley
The head noun 'valley' makes the overall referent clearly a geographic lowland/region, and 'San Fernando' functions as a place-name modifier; a B1 learner who knows 'valley' and common place-name patterns (e.g., 'San X') will infer it denotes a specific valley/area. Cultural or detailed associations (e.g., film industry, metropolitan character) are not derivable from the parts, but the basic geographic meaning is transparent.
Etymology
San Fernando Valley comes from an old Spanish mission called San Fernando. Early settlers used the mission name for the wide Valley around it, so today the name means 'the area' north of Los Angeles.