Angeles

An-ge-les · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    Part of the place name Los Angeles, a major city in California.

  2. 2.

    A surname of Spanish origin meaning "angels."

  3. 3.

    A city in the Philippines (Angeles City).

Related words

See also: angel, angels

Etymology

Spanish plural of angel, meaning "angels." The full name Los Angeles means "The Angels," derived from the original Spanish colonial name El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula ("The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Porciúncula River").