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Tehrangeles

Tehrangeles proper noun: a Persian/Iranian-dominated neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.

Proper noun

Tehrangeles

  1. A Persian/Iranian-dominated neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
    • Some of those immigrants and their descendants became a visible part of the cultural scene in California, in Tehrangeles, the worst of which were depicted in the unflattering reality show Shahs of Sunset.2013 June 13, Sune Engel Rasmussen, “After Torture and Persecution, Iranian Activists Work From Inside the U.S.”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2014
    Synonyms:
    Little Persia, Los Angeles, California, USA

Synonyms of Tehrangeles

Origin of Tehrangeles

Blend of Tehran + Los Angeles.

Questions about Tehrangeles

What does Tehrangeles mean?
Tehrangeles means a Persian/Iranian-dominated neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
What part of speech is Tehrangeles?
Tehrangeles is a proper noun.

Words near Tehrangeles in the dictionary

  1. tehina
  2. tehm
  3. tehms
  4. tehr
  5. Tehran
  6. Tehrangeles
  7. Tehrani
  8. Tehranian
  9. Tehranians
  10. Tehranis
  11. tehri

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