silicon valley

sil·i·con val·ley

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sil-i-kuh n, -kon val-ee]
- /ˈsɪl ɪ kən, -ˌkɒn ˈvæl i/
- /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kən ˈvæli/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sil-i-kuh n, -kon val-ee]
- /ˈsɪl ɪ kən, -ˌkɒn ˈvæl i/

Definitions of silicon valley words

noun silicon valley the area in northern California, southwest of San Francisco in the Santa Clara valley region, where many of the high-technology design and manufacturing companies in the semiconductor industry are concentrated. 1
noun silicon valley an industrial strip in W California, extending S of San Francisco, in which the US information technology industry is concentrated 0
noun silicon valley any area in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated 0
noun silicon valley a valley in California, southeast of San Francisco, a center of high-technology activities, esp. those involving microelectronics 0

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silicon valley popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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