Berkeley

ˈbɜːrkli

Definition

Definition of Berkeley - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

college city

city in California known for its university

Berkeley is famous for its vibrant cultural scene.

Gloucestershire town

town in Gloucestershire, England

Berkeley in Gloucestershire is a quaint place.

borough

town

name

TECH.

habitational surname from Old English

TECH.

The Berkeley family has a long history in England.

family name

last name

surname

Australian suburb

Rare

suburb of Wollongong, Australia

Rare

Berkeley is a peaceful suburb of Wollongong.

locality

suburb

philosophy

TECH.

philosopher known for subjective idealism

TECH.

George Berkeley's ideas influenced many thinkers.

metaphysician

philosopher

thinker

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Origin of Berkeley

Old English, beorht (bright) + leah (wood)

Terms with Berkeley included in their meaning

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BOINC

acr.

acr: Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing

helps computers work together to solve big problems

BSD

acr.

acr: Berkeley Software Distribution

Unix-like operating system from Berkeley

LBNL

acr.

acr: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

place where scientists do research and experiments

UCB

acr.

acr: University of California, Berkeley

famous school in California for higher learning

Examples of Berkeley in a sentence

She moved to Berkeley for her graduate studies.
Berkeley hosts an annual music festival.
The castle in Berkeley is historic.
Berkeley is a common surname in the UK.
Many Berkeleys attended the family reunion.
Berkeley offers a variety of outdoor activities.

The community in Berkeley is very welcoming.
Berkeley's philosophy challenges our perception of reality.
Students often study Berkeley in philosophy courses.

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Italian:Berkeley, George Berkeley, ...
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Chinese:伯克利, 贝克莱, ...
Japanese:バークレー, バークリー, ...
Arabic:بيرْكْلي, بِيرْكْلِي, ...
Hebrew:בֶּרְקְלִי, בֶּרְקְלִי, ...
Russian:Беркли, Джордж Беркли, ...
Ukrainian:Берклі, ...
Hindi:बर्कले, ...
Bengali:বার্কলে, বার্কলি, ...
Catalan:Berkeley, George Berkeley, ...
Czech:Berkeley, město Berkeley v Gloucestershiru, ...
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Dutch:Berkeley, George Berkeley, ...
Greek:Μπέρκλεϊ, Berkeley, ...
Hungarian:Berkeley, ...
Khmer:បឺកលី, ប៊ឺកលី, ...
Korean:버클리, ...
Persian:برکلی, ...
Polish:Berkeley, George Berkeley, ...
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Romanian:Berkeley, George Berkeley, ...
Swedish:Berkeley, George Berkeley, ...
Thai:เบิร์กลีย์, เบอร์กลีย์, ...
Turkish:Berkeley, ...
Vietnamese:Berkeley, họ có nguồn gốc địa danh, ...

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