Menlo Park

proper noun

A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.

Meanings

Origin

Name of a ranch purchased by Irish settlers in honor of their home village in Ireland. The place in New Jersey is named after the one in California.

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APA

Menlo Park. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Menlo%20Park

MLA

“Menlo Park.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Menlo%20Park. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Menlo Park,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Menlo%20Park.

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