Fresno
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For a quick link, please see the city of Fresno, California.
Fresno, a Spanish word for ash tree (from Latin fraxinus) is a common placename in Spanish speaking areas.
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Placenames
Colombia:
Spain:
- Fresno is a ghost village in Nidáliga, in the municipality of Valle de Sedano, in the province of Burgos).
- Fresno de la Vega is a municipality in Ribera del Esla, in the province of León).
- Aldea del Fresno is a municipality in province of Madrid).
- Fresno el Viejo is a municipality in Tierra del Vino in the province of Valladolid).
United States of America:
- The city of Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County, California and has an airport called Fresno Air Terminal or Fresno Yosemite International Airport. The Fresno Scraper engine was designed in Fresno, which is located in the San Joaquin Valley of California.
- There is also Fresno, Ohio...
- Fresno is also a town located in Fort Bend County, Texas.
These placenames have originated the surname Fresno. Placenames Fresneda and Fresnillo share the same root.
US Battleships
- USS Fresno (CL-121) was a cruiser of the United States Navy.
- USS Fresno (LST-1182) was an amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy (LST=Landing Ship Tank)
Television
- Fresno was a 1986 mini series staring Carol Burnett and Dabney Coleman. It was a spoof on Dallas.
Music
- Fresno is a band from Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil.