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Berkeley

Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːkli/

The English word “Berkeley” has 5 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An English barony.
  2. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
  4. The University of California, Berkeley metonym.
  5. A community in Chatsworth, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

From Old English beorc (“birch”) + leah (“meadow, leigh”). Equivalent to birch + -ley (“lea”).

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