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What Do You Call People From...
| People
From... |
Are
Called... |
| Alhambra |
Alhambran |
| Arcadia |
Arcadian |
| California |
Californian,
Californio (early Spanish-speaking residents). |
| Glendale |
Glendalian |
| Hollywood |
Hollywoodite,
Hollywoodian, Hollywooder |
| Lancaster* |
Lancastrian |
| Long
Beach |
Long
Beacher |
| Los
Angeles |
Angeleno,
Angelino, Los Angeleno, Los Angelean, L-Alien |
| Norwalk* |
Norwalker |
| Pasadena |
Pasadenan |
| Pomona |
Pomonan |
| San
Marino* |
Sammarinese,
San Marinese |
| Santa
Monica |
Santa
Monican |
| Torrance |
Torrancite |
| Venice* |
Venetian |
*Dickson's book does not refer specifically to the L.A. County
community by this name but rather to its namesake (Lancaster, England; Norwalk,
Connecticut; San Marino, Europe; Venice, Italy).
Source: Labels for Locals by Paul Dickson, 1997,
Merriam Webster
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