Pasadena

English

Etymology

The place name in California is claimed to be from an Ojibwe word meaning “crown of the valley”.[1]

The town in Newfoundland is named after a farm which was named in turn for the city in California.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpæsəˈdiːnə/
  • Hyphenation: Pas‧a‧de‧na
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Proper noun

Pasadena

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

Derived terms

References
  1. Pomeroy, Elizabeth (2007) Pasadena: A Natural History‎, →ISBN
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