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BAKERSFIELD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bakersfield mean? 

BAKERSFIELD (noun)
  The noun BAKERSFIELD has 1 sense:

1. a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valleyplay

  Familiarity information: BAKERSFIELD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BAKERSFIELD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Bakersfield" is a part of...):

CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)


 Context examples 


Roberts is about 20 years old and from Bakersfield, California.

(Millions don't turn up to 'storm' US airbase for extraterrestrial evidence, Wikinews)



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