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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 Valley
Familiarity information: BAKERSFIELD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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.
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