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Los Angeles

(US, military, nautical).

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(US, military, nautical).

Origin: An anglicized form of de los Angels]], a clipping of Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porziuncola]], taken from the Franciscan missionary Juan Crespí's name for the nearby Los Angeles River, first sighted by the Portolá expedition on August 2, the feast day of the dedication of the chapel of Porziuncola (from Latin portiuncula, “little portion”) in Santa Maria degli Angeli ( for “Saint Mary of the Angels”) near Assisi, Italy, where St Francis began his order. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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    Bluesky· May 2026
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