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Culver City city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. Directly south of the city is Los Angeles International Airport.

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Culver City, California/USA In Los Angeles county, it was named after Harry H. Culver who suggested it as a site for the film industry in 1914.

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