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Definition: Pasadena from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary

1city SW

Calif. just NE of Los Angeles pop 133,936 2city SE Tex. E of Houston pop 141,674

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Pasadena

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(păs´´Әdē'nӘ). 1 City (1990 pop. 131,591), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the base of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1866. The city is a research and technological center with manufactures that include plastics, paints, paper, machinery parts, electronic equipment and systems, medical supplies, and computers. Pasadena is the scene of the annual Tournament of Roses and of the postseason college football game held (Jan. 1) in the Rose Bowl (seating 100,000 spectators). The city is also the seat of the California Institute of Technology (with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and Pacific Oaks College. It has a symphony orchestra; a community playhouse; the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens; the Norton Simon Museum; the Pacific Asia Museum; and several gardens noted for their rare flora. Mt. Wilson Observatory is nearby. City (1990 pop. 119,363), Harris co., S Tex., on the Houston ship channel; inc. 1928. It is an industrial suburb of Houston located in a highly…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(păs´´Әdē'nӘ). 1 City (1990 pop. 131,591), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the base of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1866. The city is a research and technological center with manufactures that include plastics, paints, paper, machinery parts, electronic equipment and systems, medical supplies, and…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
City in southwest California, USA, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains; part of Greater Los Angeles and 16 km/10 mi northeast of Los Angeles centre; population (2000) 133,900; (2007 est) 143,400. Products include electronic equipment, precision instruments, plastics, and ceramics. It was…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2010: 137,122), southwestern California, U.S., at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains . Founded in 1874, it was incorporated as a city in 1886. It grew as a winter resort and citrus centre after the construction of the Santa Fe Railway and the freeway system that link it to Los Angeles…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Suburban residential city, Los Angeles co., SW California, just NE of the city of Los Angeles; pop. (2000c) 133,936; precision instruments; California Institute of Technology (1891), Pasadena City Coll. (1924), Art Center Coll. of Design (1930), Pacific Oaks Coll. (1945), Fuller Theological Seminary…
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