Berkeley

/ˈbɜːrkli/ noun

Definition

A city in California known for its university and as a center of intellectual, political, and cultural movements.

Etymology

Named after Bishop George Berkeley, an Irish philosopher, by the city's founders in 1866. The area was chosen as the site of the University of California's flagship campus.

Kelly Says

Berkeley became famous in the 1960s as the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement and counterculture—it shows how a single place can become a symbol for an entire generation's ideas about freedom and protest.

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