Berkeley
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Berkeley is the name of several places:
- Berkeley, California
- Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
- Berkeley, Illinois
- Berkeley, Missouri
- Berkeley, Virginia
- Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
- Berkeley Lake, Georgia
- Berkeley Township, New Jersey
- Berkeley County, South Carolina
- Berkeley County, West Virginia
- Berkeley Plantation in Virginia
It can also refer to University of California, Berkeley. (also known as "UC Berkeley" or "Cal", and not to be confused with the Berklee College of Music)
(There are also some places named Berkley.)
It can also refer to several people:
- Any of the holders of several titles in the British Peerage known as Lord Berkeley
- George Berkeley, empiricist philosopher
- Theresa Berkeley, London madam
It can also refer to a museum ship named Berkeley
It can also refer to two British car manufaturers (see Berkeley cars).
Note that English places and people called Berkeley are pronounced "Barclee" while American ones are pronounced "Burclee", possibly by derivation from an Irish pronunciation.
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