Berkeley (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. U.S. choreographer and musical-film director.
  2. Irish bishop and philosopher.
  3. British colonial governor of Virginia 1642–76.
  4. a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay.
  5. a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
  6. a male given name.
noun
  1. a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay: seat of the University of California. Pop: 102 049 (2003 est)
noun
  1. Busby . real name William Berkeley Enos . 1895–1976, US dance director, noted esp for his elaborate choreography in film musicals
  2. George . 1685–1753, Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop, whose system of subjective idealism was expounded in his works A Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710) and Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (1713). He also wrote Essay towards a New Theory of Vision (1709)
  3. Sir Lennox (Randal Francis). 1903–89, British composer; his works include four symphonies, four operas, and the Serenade for Strings (1939)
Berkeley (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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