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Angeleno

noun
An·​ge·​le·​no | \ ˌan-jə-ˈlē-(ˌ)nō \
variants: or less commonly Angelino
plural Angelenos also Angelinos

Definition of Angeleno

: a native or resident of Los Angeles, California To an Easterner, the central visual expression of Los Angeles may be the beaches, or the bungalow sprawl, or Hollywood, or smog; to an Angeleno, the dominant visual experience is the freeway.— John Herbers

First Known Use of Angeleno

1885, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Angeleno

American Spanish angeleño, from Los Angeles, California

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The first known use of Angeleno was in 1885

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