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Berkeley
Berkeley , city (1990 pop. 102,724), Alameda co., W Calif., on the E shore of San Francisco Bay just N of Oakland ; inc. 1878. Originally (1820) part of a Spanish rancho, the site was purchased by Americans in 1853. The city's population increased significantly after it was unaffected by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The main campus (1873) of the Univ. of California and several divinity schools are there. The campus was a focus of student unrest and the "counterculture" in the 1960s and early 1970s, and home to the 1964 "Free Speech" movement and continual conflict over control and use of "People's Park." There is diverse manufacturing, including lab and medical instruments, fabricated metal products, construction materials, machinery, and chemicals. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a scientific research center, is nearby. Berkeley experienced severe fires in 1923 and 1991. |
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"Berkeley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Berkeley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BerkeleyUS.html "Berkeley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BerkeleyUS.html |
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Berkeley, UK, USA 1. UK (England): formerly Berclea and Berchelai ‘Birch‐tree Wood’ from the Old English beorc ‘birch tree’ and lēah.2. USA (California): originally named Ocean View in 1853, becoming the campus for the College of California. When it and the University of California merged in 1868, the new campus was named after the Anglo‐Irish philosopher, Bishop George Berkeley (1685–1753), who had arrived in America in 1728.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Berkeley." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Berkeley." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Berkeley.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Berkeley." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Berkeley.html |
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Berkeley
Berkeley ♂ Variant of Barclay. In the U.S. it may be chosen with reference to the place so named in California.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Berkeley." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Berkeley." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Berkeley.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Berkeley." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Berkeley.html |
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Berkeley
Berkeley Glos. Berclea 824, Berchelai 1086 (DB). ‘Birch-tree wood or clearing’. OE beorc + lēah.
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A. D. MILLS. "Berkeley." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Berkeley." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Berkeley.html A. D. MILLS. "Berkeley." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Berkeley.html |
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Berkeley
•Ali, alley, Allie, Ally, bally, dally, dilly-dally, farfalle, galley, Halley, mallee, Mexicali, pally, Raleigh, rally, reveille, sally, tally, valley
•Chablis • brambly
•badly, Bradley, Hadlee, madly, sadly
•scraggly
•dangly, gangly
•crackly • Shankly • Bramley
•Manley, manly, Osmanli, Stanley
•slatternly
•Langley, tangly
•amply • Ashley
•Attlee, fatly, patly
•aptly • shilly-shally
•Bali, barley, Cali, Carly, Charlie, Dali, Diwali, finale, gnarly, Gurkhali, Kali, Kigali, Mali, Marley, marly, Pali, parley, snarly, Somali, Svengali, tamale
•Barclay, Berkeley, clerkly, sparkly
•Darnley • ghastly • Hartley • Barnsley
•blackguardly
•Burghley, Burley, burly, curly, early, girlie, hurley, hurly-burly, pearly, Shirley, surly, swirly, twirly
•worldly • Berkeley • termly • earthly
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"Berkeley." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Berkeley." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Berkeley.html "Berkeley." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Berkeley.html |
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