English Explanatory Dictionary

Pasadena

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in the United States:
  2. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
  3. A neighbourhood of St. Petersburg, Florida.
  4. A neighbourhood of Lexington, Kentucky.
  5. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  6. A city in Harris County, Texas.
  7. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  8. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/

Word forms

Pasadena

Etymology

The place name in California is claimed to be from an Ojibwe word meaning “crown of the valley”. The town in Newfoundland is named after a farm which was named in turn for the city in California.

Related words

Altadena

Derived words

Nina from Pasadena Pasadenan South Pasadena
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