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Fresno

Fresno

50 3.5
A city in central California known for farming and close to the Sierra Nevada mountains
  • proper noun
  • /ˈfrɛznoʊ/
: Fresno
  • The city of Fresno in California is famous for its agricultural production.
  • Fresno, California
  • Fresno, CA
  • Fresno State

Most of those girls were from Fresno, you know, so he's known them.

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Examples

  • Mollified, she went on, "Frank Henry lives in Fresno where he works in a clothing store."

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I just got a scholarship for Fresno State to play football this fall.

  • Here are some projects my students at Fresno State created, in no particular order:

    Academic text (2005)
  • Farms dry in Fresno to send water down South.

  • This is Jacob calling again from Fresno, CA.

  • This is Jacob reporting to you live from Fresno, CA.

  • Hi, my name's Emma, I'm from Fresno, CA.

  • And his opponent, hailing from Fresno, California.

  • Fred Ringwald is an assistant professor of physics at California State University, Fresno, and director of the Campus Observatory.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Many people visit Fresno to enjoy its beautiful parks and outdoor activities.

Surface Forms

Fresno main

Etymology

Fresno comes from the Spanish word fresno, which means 'ash tree'. Early settlers named the city after a large ash tree by the river, so the place keeps that name today.