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La Jolla

UK/lə ˈhɔɪ.ə/

La Jolla proper noun: a coastal neighbourhood within the city of San Diego, California, United States.

Proper noun

La Jolla

  1. A coastal neighbourhood within the city of San Diego, California, United States.
    • A study published in 2016 by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, showed signs of aging could be expunged in genetically aged mice, exposed for a short time to four main Yamanaka factors, without erasing the cells’ identity.2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN

Origin of La Jolla

See Wikipedia (Origin of the name).

Words formed from La Jolla

Questions about La Jolla

What does La Jolla mean?
La Jolla means a coastal neighbourhood within the city of San Diego, California, United States.
What part of speech is La Jolla?
La Jolla is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce La Jolla?
La Jolla is pronounced /lə ˈhɔɪ.ə/ (UK).

Words near La Jolla in the dictionary

  1. La Hogue
  2. La Honda
  3. La Hontan
  4. La Huasteca
  5. La Huerta
  6. La Jolla
  7. La Junta
  8. la la
  9. la la la
  10. La La Land
  11. La Laguna

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