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- proper noun An
erroneous ,archaic form ofSilicon Valley (see the Wikipedia article on Silicon Valley). - proper noun A term referring to either Los Angeles as a whole or the San Fernando Valley (see the Wikipedia article on the San Fernando Valley) which plays on the term
Silicon Valley (known for innovation, education, and technology; Silicon referring to semiconductor wafers used to make integrated circuits), whereas Los Angeles is infamous for glorification of artificial looks, and San Fernando Valley is the world capital of the porn industry (Silicone being the material used to make breast implants, surgically augmented puffy lips, etc.).
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Examples
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The researchers give Wall Street, the Silicone Valley, and Bollywood in India as examples.
Dr. Irene S. Levine: Why Letterman and Leno might want to be BFFs Dr. Irene S. Levine 2010
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The hip-hop artist and controversy generator made his Twitter debut this morning with a spelling error: "Up early in the morning taking meetings in Silicone Valley."
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He also recently paid a visit to Facebook headquarters (you know, the one in Silicone Valley -- oops, that one was my bad!), where he rapped on top of a conference room table.
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And if the American economy is looking for a Detroit for the 21st century, it's Silicone Valley.
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Meanwhile, in the cities, drug dealers and their molls held sway to such an extent that, over the years in the poor comunas, the look of young men and women has changed from simple and modest to gangsta-rap tough, and so many women have undergone breast-enhancement procedures that Medellín is referred to as Silicone Valley.
Inside Colombia's Hostage War Orth, Maureen 2008
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The Minister said the supplier park was not only modelled on the successes obtained in the South African automotive industry, but also on similar parks such as the Silicone Valley in California and Toulouse in France.
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As little as fifteen years ago the United States saw a boom in the computer industry, and Silicone Valley was a hotbed of activity for many technologically based professions.
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He worked for 3 years running a high speed punch press in a metal stamping factory in Silicone Valley, eventually returning to school at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where he completed a BA in 1983.
Michael Boughn greenintegerblog 2008
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E.g. the land value tax on a prime piece of real estate in Silicone Valley would be much higher than on many more acres of farmland in rural Ohio.
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E.g. the land value tax on a prime piece of real estate in Silicone Valley would be much higher than on many more acres of farmland in ruralOhio.
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