Meanings
- A Persian/Iranian-dominated neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
Some of those immigrants and their descendants became a visible part of the cultural scene in California, in Tehrangeles, the worst of which were depicted in the unflattering reality show Shahs of Sunset.
2013 June 13, Sune Engel Rasmussen, “After Torture and Persecution, Iranian Activists Work From Inside the U.S.”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2014Synonyms: Little Persia, Los Angeles, California, USA
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Persian/Iranian-dominated neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
Origin
Blend of Tehran + Los Angeles.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Tehrangeles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tehrangeles
“Tehrangeles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tehrangeles. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tehrangeles,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tehrangeles.
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