| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Berkeley |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Berke·ley |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  bûrk l |
| A city of western California on San Francisco Bay north of Oakland. Founded as Oceanview on land purchased from a Spanish family in 1853, it was renamed Berkeley in 1866. A branch of the University of California is here (established 1872). Population: 102,724.
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