Angeleno
noun
An·ge·le·no
ˌan-jə-ˈlē-(ˌ)nō 
variants
or less commonly Angelino
plural Angelenos also Angelinos
: 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
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There are 600 L.A. landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places, and lifelong Angeleno Etan Rosenbloom is determined to visit them all.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The native Angeleno — a graduate of Santa Monica’s prestigious Crossroads School before earning dual degrees from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and Stern School of Business — began his entertainment industry career in CAA’s motion picture literary department.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Today, a new studio in Hollywood celebrates the former Angeleno’s legacy as a recording pioneer.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
The significance is not lost on Vasquez, a fiercely devoted Angeleno who like many others came to the United States from El Salvador as an infant with her family fleeing the Salvadoran civil war.
—Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The native Angeleno — a graduate of Santa Monica’s prestigious Crossroads School before earning dual degrees from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and Stern School of Business — began his entertainment industry career in CAA’s motion picture literary department.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Today, a new studio in Hollywood celebrates the former Angeleno’s legacy as a recording pioneer.
—Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
The significance is not lost on Vasquez, a fiercely devoted Angeleno who like many others came to the United States from El Salvador as an infant with her family fleeing the Salvadoran civil war.
—Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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“Angeleno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Angeleno. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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