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Pasadena

Pasadena

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A city in southern California east of Los Angeles, known for the Rose Parade and Caltech
  • proper noun
  • /ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/
: Pasadena
  • The annual Rose Parade takes place in Pasadena, attracting visitors from around the world.
  • Pasadena, California
  • Pasadena, CA
  • Propulsion Lab in Pasadena

One thing I live in Pasadena and Pasadena is where Castle Green is.

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Examples

  • The first "official" disc golf course was opened in Pasadena, California, in 1975.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Lulu lives in Pasadena, California, a small city near Los Angeles.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You go out to Pasadena now in August, and you can see the mountains.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • There's a professor at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

  • And today we're in Pasadena, CA for Designer Con.

  • So they flew me from Hong Kong to LA to speak at an event in Pasadena where Wayne was speaking.

  • Beginning in Pasadena in 1952, they discussed the idea of a European Southern Observatory.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Steve Levin, of the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California, is in a good position to answer.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Monika White, Ph.D., is the director of the Senior Care Network, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, Calif.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The earliest recorded observation of the species occurred in 1924 near Pasadena (Holmes 1924).

    Academic text (2013)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Pasadena comes from a Native American word pa-sa-de-na in the Ojibwe language that means 'of the valley'. Early settlers chose this name because the town lies in a valley, so the name tells you about the city's location.