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LONG BEACH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Long Beach mean? 

LONG BEACH (noun)
  The noun LONG BEACH has 1 sense:

1. a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921play

  Familiarity information: LONG BEACH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LONG BEACH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921

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 ("Long Beach" 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)


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