Berkeley

[ burk-lee; British bahrk-lee ]

noun

1. Bus·by [buhz, -bee], William Berkeley Enos, 1895–1976, U.S. choreographer and musical-film director.
2. George, 1685?–1753, Irish bishop and philosopher.
3. Sir William, 1610–77, British colonial governor of Virginia 1642–76.
4. a city in western California, on San Francisco Bay.
5. a city in eastern Missouri, near St. Louis.
6. Also Barclay. a first name.

Berkeley

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/ ˈbɑːklɪ /

noun

1. ˈbɜːklɪ BerkeleyBusby18951976MUSDANCE: dance director Busby . real name William Berkeley Enos . 1895–1976, US dance director, noted esp for his elaborate choreography in film musicals
2. ˈbɑːklɪ BerkeleyGeorge16851753MIrishPHILOSOPHY: philosopherRELIGION: clergyman George . 1685–1753, Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop, whose system of subjective idealism was expounded in his works A Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) and Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (1713). He also wrote Essay towards a New Theory of Vision (1709)
3. ˈbɑːklɪ BerkeleySir Lennox (Randal Francis)19031989MBritishMUSIC: composer Sir Lennox ( Randal Francis ). 1903–89, British composer; his works include four symphonies, four operas, and the Serenade for Strings (1939)

Berkeley

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/ ˈbɜːklɪ /

noun

1. a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay: seat of the University of California. Pop: 102 049 (2003 est)

Berkeley

1. City in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay .

Notes

Berkeley is the location of a distinguished branch of the University of California. The University of California at Berkeley has been a center for student activism and social-change movements, particularly in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Example Sentences

He is a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley.

From Salon

Now, a multidisciplinary team of Michigan State University researchers, in collaboration with experts from Karolinska Institute and the University of California, Berkeley, has pioneered a way to do just that.

From Science Daily

Brendan Pittman, 33 — who founded the Berkeley Amend movement, aiming to get his city to drop its “nuclear-free zone” status — said he’s noticed that younger people have become more open to learning about nuclear energy.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, chemists at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered that a porous material can act like a sponge to capture CO2 at temperatures close to those of many industrial exhaust streams.

From Science Daily

The docuseries revisits Manson’s life before he made his way to Berkeley and became the leader of a hippy-like commune comprising mostly young women.

From Los Angeles Times