Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A fertile valley of southern California northwest of central Los Angeles. The valley includes Burbank, Glendale, and part of Los Angeles.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fertile valley in southern California to the north of Los Angeles; includes many residential communities
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Examples
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SDE is headquartered in the West Valley, where Warner Bros. used to shoot its Westerns and cavalry pictures, back in those halcyon days when the San Fernando Valley was a collection of orchards and truck farms ... before the heavy asphalt-covered hand of urbanization reached out from Los Angeles.
Archive 2008-09-01 Steve Hulett 2008
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SDE is headquartered in the West Valley, where Warner Bros. used to shoot its Westerns and cavalry pictures, back in those halcyon days when the San Fernando Valley was a collection of orchards and truck farms ... before the heavy asphalt-covered hand of urbanization reached out from Los Angeles.
The Boutique Studio Steve Hulett 2008
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Two days after Haim personally picked up the drugs, his primary-care doctor called the San Fernando Valley pharmacy to ask about the prescriptions, the source said.
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Her transition from life at a luxury boarding school to living deep in the San Fernando Valley is the basis of the story.
Catwalk Queen 2009
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After WWII, the San Fernando Valley was the nirvana of the common man, the Promised Land where the average Joe could afford to buy his place in the sun.
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The only available histories of the San Fernando Valley were a couple short, superficial books, but I read those too.
CounterPunch 2009
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Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley are a microcosm of the phenomenon, with heavy immigration waves in the 1980s and 1990s leading to more American-born Latino children, Fry said.
Latest Articles Daily News 2008
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There are many Home Depots close to S-T in the San Fernando Valley which is part of Los Angeles, and of course, there are many businesses and contractors in S-T where we spend our money instead of at any Home Depot.
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In 1944, and with San Fernando Valley population nearing 176,000 residents, renowned singer Bing Crosby released his chart-topping tune "San Fernando Valley", causing many GI's overseas to fulfill the promise of the song and make the San Fernando Valley - and Encino - their home.
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In 1944, and with San Fernando Valley population nearing 176,000 residents, renowned singer Bing Crosby released his chart-topping tune "San Fernando Valley", causing many GI's overseas to fulfill the promise of the song and make the San Fernando Valley - and Encino - their home.
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