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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 1921
Familiarity information: LONG BEACH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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