FRESNO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Fresno mean? 

• FRESNO (noun)
  The noun FRESNO has 1 sense:

1. a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRESNO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains

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 ("Fresno" 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 

Filled with the most maddening doubts and fears, she rushed down the lane and, by rare good-fortune, met in Fresno Street a number of constables with an inspector, all on their way to their beat.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Now, if you are well up in your London, you will know that the office of the company is in Fresno Street, which branches out of Upper Swandam Lane, where you found me to-night.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)