Brea Definition & Meaning

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Brea American [brey-uh] / ˈbreɪ ə /

noun

1. a town in S California.

Example Sentences

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The La Brea Tar Pits & Museum is finally getting a star attraction: Zed, a roughly 40,000-year-old Columbian mammoth.

From The Wall Street Journal

The center will serve as the “intellectual backbone” of the La Brea Tar Pits’ long-planned makeover, said NHM President and Director Lori Bettison-Varga.

From Los Angeles Times

Exhibition design firm Kossmanndejong joins Weiss/Manfredi alongside architect lead Gruen Associates in La Brea Tar Pits’ ongoing revamp.

From Los Angeles Times

“There is no place on Earth like La Brea Tar Pits. It is fitting to honor my husband Samuel Oschin’s legacy by supporting science and research in the heart of Los Angeles, a city he helped to develop and shape,” Oschin said.

From Los Angeles Times

To date, La Brea Tar Pits researchers have unearthed millions of samples from the pits dating back 50,000 years and still conduct daily open-air excavations.

From Los Angeles Times

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