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Bakersfield

Bakersfield proper noun: a major city, the county seat of Kern County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Bakersfield

  1. A major city, the county seat of Kern County, California, United States.
    • The US Geological Survey reported the earthquake’s epicenter hit about 15 miles southwest of Lamont – and roughly 25 miles south of Bakersfield – around 9:09 p.m. PT.2024 August 7, Elizabeth Wolfe, “5.2 magnitude earthquake near Bakersfield rumbles through Southern California”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2024
    • A man had barricaded himself inside the Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield around 1 p.m. Tuesday, prompting police to shut down the surrounding area and lock down nearby government buildings, police said.2026 June 2, Andy Rose, “Suspect who took 10 hostages is dead after hourslong bomb threat at California building, authorities say”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2026

Origin of Bakersfield

From Baker + -s- + field, after Thomas Baker, originally known as Baker's Field.

Words formed from Bakersfield

Questions about Bakersfield

What does Bakersfield mean?
Bakersfield means a major city, the county seat of Kern County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Bakersfield?
Bakersfield is a proper noun.

Words near Bakersfield in the dictionary

  1. Bakers Beach
  2. Bakers Creek
  3. bakers dozen
  4. Bakers Swamp
  5. bakers' dozens
  6. Bakersfield
  7. Bakersfield sound
  8. Bakersfieldian
  9. Bakersfieldians
  10. bakership
  11. Bakerson

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