Meanings
alternative la Brea · alternative laBrea · alternative LaBrea · alternative Labrea · alternative Brea
- A region of Los Angeles, California, United States.
- A town in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.
Synonyms: La Bray
- A region of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA town in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.
Origin
- SpanishLa Brea
- EnglishLa Brea
From Spanish La Brea, from la (“the”)+brea (“tar, pitch”). * (Los Angeles): Coined by Gaspar de Portolá in 1769 as Los Volcanes de Brea (The Tar Volcanoes), from the tar geyers found in the tar swamp that now exist as the La Brea Tar Pits park. * (Trinidad): From the asphalt lake and tar seeps found on the island of Trinidad by Spanish conquistadors.
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La Brea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Brea
“La Brea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Brea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “La Brea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Brea.
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