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Berkeley

/ˈbɑːkli//ˈbɝkli/

Berkeley proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Berkeley

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. An English barony.
  4. A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP6899).
  5. A city in Alameda County, California.
    • "Our CEQA process is clearly broken when a few wealthy Berkeley homeowners can block desperately needed student housing for years and even decades," Newsom's office said in a statement. "California cannot afford to be held hostage by NIMBYs who weaponize CEQA to block student and affordable...2023 March 1, Aaron Kliegman, “Newsom declares war on environmentalists seeking to halt construction project”, in Fox News, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2023
  6. A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.
  7. A village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
  8. A suburban city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
  9. A township in Ocean County, New Jersey.
  10. A village in the town of Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island.
  11. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
  12. An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
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  1. The University of California, Berkeley metonym.
  2. A community in Chatsworth, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Berkeley meaning in Telugu, Kannada and Arabic

Berkeley in Telugu

A city
బార్క్లీ bārklī

Berkeley in Kannada

A city
ಬಾರ್ಕ್ಲೀ bārklī

Berkeley in Arabic

A city
بِيرْكِيلِي bīrkīlī, بِيرْكْلِي bīrklī

Forms of Berkeley

alternative formBarclay
alternative formBarclift
alternative formBarkley

Origin of Berkeley

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

Words formed from Berkeley

Questions about Berkeley

What does Berkeley mean?
Berkeley means a habitational surname from Old English.
What is Berkeley in Telugu?
Berkeley in Telugu is బార్క్లీ (bārklī). See Berkeley meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is Berkeley?
Berkeley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Berkeley?
Berkeley is pronounced /ˈbɑːkli/ (UK).

Words near Berkeley in the dictionary

  1. berkelates
  2. Berkeleian
  3. Berkeleianism
  4. Berkeleians
  5. Berkeleio-
  6. Berkeley
  7. Berkeley County
  8. Berkeley Heights
  9. Berkeley Road
  10. Berkeley Springs
  11. Berkeley Vale

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