BERKELEY
Dictionary entry overview: What does Berkeley mean?
• BERKELEY (noun)
The noun BERKELEY has 2 senses:
1. Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
2. a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
Familiarity information: BERKELEY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BERKELEY (noun)
Meaning:
Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Berkeley; Bishop Berkeley; George Berkeley
Instance hypernyms:
bishop (a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ)
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
Meaning:
A city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Meronyms (parts of "Berkeley"):
University of California at Berkeley (a university in Berkeley, California)
Holonyms ("Berkeley" is a part of...):
CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)
