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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southern California northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley. Founded in 1875, it is famous for its Rose Bowl and annual Tournament of Roses parade.

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  • proper noun A city in California, located in Los Angeles County.

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  • noun a city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles

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Examples

  • CHIEF BERNARD MELEKIAN, PASADENA POLICE: We're very confident that there's no specific threat against Pasadena or the events.

    CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2003 2003

  • PASADENA - A plan to make Pasadena more bicycle-friendly by building 16 new miles of bike lanes, a new biking path, "emphasized bikeways" and other improvements is set to go to residents next week.

    Pasadena Star-News Most Viewed 2010

  • PASADENA - For the third time in the last year, Pasadena officials have announced that the city's budget deficit is larger than originally anticipated.

    Pasadena Star-News Most Viewed 2010

  • PASADENA - Police are looking for a man and two children who struck an ice cream vendor in the head with a baseball bat Sunday during a failed robbery in Pasadena, authorities said.

    Pasadena Star-News Most Viewed 2010

  • PASADENA - For the third time in the last year, Pasadena officials have announced that the city's budget deficit is larger than originally anticipated.

    Pasadena Star-News Most Viewed 2010

  • PASADENA - A fire damaged a Pasadena home Saturday after the homeowner tried to reignite a smoldering fireplace fire with gasoline, authorities said.

    Pasadena Star-News Most Viewed 2010

  • PASADENA - MoveOn. org, the political action group that heavily backed Barack Obama in the presidential election, has scheduled nationwide rallies Tuesday against "corporate greed," including a noon demonstration at the Pasadena office of congressional Rep. Adam Schiff on

    Pasadena Star-News Most Viewed 2010

  • PASADENA - The City Council approved a $724 million budget for 2011 Monday night that reflected more than $8 million in across-the-board cuts as Pasadena braced for another multimillion-dollar drop in revenues for the coming year.

    Pasadena Star-News Most Viewed 2010

  • PASADENA - Right in the heart of Pasadena is a line of eight large, elegant Craftsman houses, all designed by distinguished local architects and built between 1902 and 1916.

    Pasadena Star-News Most Viewed 2010

  • PASADENA - The 75-year-old mother-in-law of a Pasadena city councilman helped firefighters rescue her neighbor from a burning home early Saturday, authorities and family members said.

    Pasadena Star-News Most Viewed 2010

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