Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- A city of southern California north of Anaheim. It is a residential community with varied light industries. Population: 38,600.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A small thorny tree, Cæsalpinia præcox, with light-green bark, found in northern Argentina. It yields a pale-brown gum resembling gum arabic and known commercially as goma brea.
- n. A variety of asphaltum which is fluid at ordinary temperatures; maltha.
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Examples
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BS: When I got here I applied to a dishwasher position at the famous La Vie en Rose restaurant in Brea, Calif.
Greatest Person Of The Day: Bruno Serato, Chef for LA's Richest and Poorest
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Mottola’s fact-finding mission via Twitter is happening right now. from moviesponge: @gregmottola - there was no sign of INXS during the credits at the Regal in Brea, CA.
Director finds out about “Adventureland” mistake via Twitter » Scene-Stealers
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The firm has built abut 2,500 homes in communities such as Brea, Tustin Ranch, Rancho Santa Margarita and San Diego County.
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She wore SPF 60 every day, and she knew all about the La Brea Tar Pits.
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For the best croissant in Los Angeles, you will need to go to Susina Bakery on Beverly Blvd. just before La Brea.
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Best source for local food: Terminal 1: La Brea Bakery and Pinkberry (frozen yogurt; Hollywood-style.).
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HOLLYWOOD "This building wasn't here," Charlie Wilson says, waving at a high-rise condo under construction along busy La Brea Avenue.
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RNS This weekend, Jeanne O'Hair, her friends and family will raise their voices in Easter hymns "as the spirit leads us," she says, in her "house church" -- O'Hair's living room in Brea, Calif.
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An example: "The La Brea Tar Pits" is the answer to the enveloped question, "What do you have left after eating the La Brea Tar Peaches?"
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Bottom line here is that Brea Grant and Zane Austin Grant (they list them separately that way in the book) have come up with an interesting front piece to place on the backdrop of the more familiar zombie plague, and Kyle Strahm has painted these two pieces of narrative together in a fun and near-fascinating way.
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