Hesperia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Hesperia
Latin, from Greek: land of the west, from hesperos western
Example Sentences
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If you once lived in Syria, and settled in Hesperia, welcome.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
On-site workshops as well as apprenticeship programs are also offered at the Hesperia campus throughout the year.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
The concrete he was mixing on a recent Friday was going to be used to anchor fencing around his one-acre lot he purchased four months ago in Hesperia.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
He recently purchased land in Hesperia after neighbors complained to the city about him using his Apple Valley home as a junkyard.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
At last Aeneas was told in a dream that the place destined for them was a country far away to the west, Italy—in those days called Hesperia, the Western Country.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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