Cienega
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- proper noun
- /siˈɛnəɡə/
- US
- After dinner, she walked up La Cienega towards the Rexall.
- La Cienega
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Watch on YouTubeCouldn't tell if you were local or just passing through, but on the chance that you live between La Cienega and Crescent Heights Blvd.
- Couldn't tell if you were local or just passing through, but on the chance that you live between La Cienega and Crescent Heights Blvd.
- I went for a drive down third, up La Cienega, down Beverly, up Fairfax, down Melrose, and I could not believe what I was seeing.
- But it's like on La Cienega, like a huge St.
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You know, I go to a hot dog stand on La Cienega, too.
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Others say the Westside is west of La Cienega (i.e., Beverly Hills/WeHo).
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Save that option on the La Cienega property.
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Little place on La Cienega.
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Yet here in La Cienega, New Mexico, he supported an ongoing series of guests, some announced, others not.
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You know the oil fields off La Cienega?
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If you drive through Beverly Hills, like down La Cienega, they have the lights on the palm trees, all the Christmas lights on the palm trees all year round.
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You can take La Cienega Blvd northbound to Sunset Blvd westbound.
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A sleepy inactivity hangs over the spiffy galleries of La Cienega Boulevard, some of which are fading after the boom of recent memory.
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I love visiting the cafes along La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Synonyms
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A name for towns or beaches in Spanish-speaking countries
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The name of some towns in the United States
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A name used for towns or counties in the United States
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A town or place name used in parts of the United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cienega comes from the Spanish word ciénaga, which means 'marsh' or 'swamp'. So towns, creeks, and streets named Cienega were often named for a wet, muddy place or spring in an otherwise dry region.