Meanings
- One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Los Angeles. The single most populous county in the United States, with over 10,000,000 inhabitants.
Fire crews battled two brush fires in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday — the King fire, which ignited near Pyramid Lake in the early morning, and the Hawk fire, which erupted in Acton around 3 p.m., threatening structures and prompting evacuation orders.
2025 August 14, Grace Toohey and Clara Harter, “Hawk fire grows to 400 acres in Acton as crews begin to get a handle on King fire near Gorman”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 18 Aug 20251 more example
The California counties include Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Bernardino, Ventura and others. Cities include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Long Beach, Malibu, Culver City and Huntington Beach (see the full list below).
2025 May 30, Mark Sternfield, “Trump administration targets California ‘sanctuary’ cities, counties”, in KTLA, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2025Synonyms: Co. of L.A., Co. of L. A., Co. of LA, Co. of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, LA, L.A., L. A.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounOne of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Los Angeles. The single most populous county in the United States, with over 10,000,000 inhabitants.
Translations
Spanish condado de Los Ángeles
- condado de Los Ángelescounty
Cite this entry
Los Angeles County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Los%20Angeles%20County
“Los Angeles County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Los%20Angeles%20County. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Los Angeles County,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Los%20Angeles%20County.
Source: Los Angeles County on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.