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Berke⋅ley

[burk-lee; for 2, 3, 6 also Brit. bahrk-lee]
–noun
1. Bus⋅by [buhz-bee] , (William Berkeley Enos), 1895–1976, U.S. choreographer and musical-film director.
2. George, 1685?–1753, Irish bishop and philosopher.
3. Sir William, 1610–77, British colonial governor of Virginia 1642–76.
4. a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay. 103,328.
5. a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis. 16,146.
6. a male given name.

Barc⋅lay

[bahrk-lee]
–noun
a male given name.
Also, Berkeley.
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Berke·ley   (bûrk'lē)   
A city of northern California on San Francisco Bay north of Oakland. A branch of the University of California is here (established 1868). Population: 102,000.
Berkeley, Busby 1895-1976.  
American choreographer and film director noted for lavish, synchronized dance routines in films such as 42nd Street (1933).
Berke·ley   (bärk'lē, bûrk'-)   
Irish prelate and philosopher whose idealist philosophy, directed against the materialism of Thomas Hobbes, is based on the thought that to be is to perceive or to be perceived. His works include Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) and Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous (1713).
Berke·ley   (bûrk'lē, bärk'-)   
English colonial governor of Virginia (1641-1649 and 1660-1677) whose policies led to Bacon's Rebellion (1676).
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Berkeley

City in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.

Note: Berkeley is the location of a distinguished branch of the University of California. The University of California at Berkeley has been a center for student activism and social-change movements, particularly in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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Berkeley
University of California at Berkeley

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