Merced
Central Valley city
Merced is a city in California's Central Valley, the seat of Merced County.
It serves as a gateway to Yosemite National Park and is home to a University of California campus.
The name comes from Spanish for "mercy," from the Merced River that flows nearby: We stopped in Merced on our way to Yosemite.
Central California agricultural region
- Central ValleyCalifornia's main farming region
- downtownCentral business district
- courthouseLegal proceedings venue
- Main StreetTown's central thoroughfare
municipality · residents · neighborhoods · parks · commerce · civic · population · urban
Central California agricultural region
- farmingCultivating land for food
- orchardsFruit tree plantations
- almondsEdible tree drupes
- dairy farmsLivestock operations producing milk
irrigation · harvest · growers · cotton fields · grapevines · agriculture · produce · packing houses
Glacial valley in California
- El CapitanYosemite granite formation
- Half DomeBisected-looking granite dome
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- tributaryStream entering larger river
watershed · canyon · rapids · current · flow · freshwater · riparian · sediment
Institutional grounds and buildings
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- Sierra NevadaWestern U.S. mountain range
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
professors · academia · undergraduate · graduate · dormitory · tuition · curriculum · lectures
San Joaquin Valley
Central California agricultural region
- Central ValleyCalifornia's main farming region
- downtownCentral business district
- courthouseLegal proceedings venue
Main Street · municipality · residents · neighborhoods · parks · commerce · civic · population · urban · infrastructure
San Joaquin Valley
Central California agricultural region
dairy farms · irrigation · harvest · growers · cotton fields · grapevines · agriculture · produce · packing houses · acreage
Yosemite Valley
Glacial valley in California
- El CapitanYosemite granite formation
- Half DomeBisected-looking granite dome
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
tributary · watershed · canyon · rapids · current · flow · freshwater · riparian · sediment · channel
campus
Institutional grounds and buildings
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- Sierra NevadaWestern U.S. mountain range
sustainability · professors · academia · undergraduate · graduate · dormitory · tuition · curriculum · lectures · degree
MercedSan Francisco
Northern California metropolis
San Diego · Santa Barbara · Monterey · Malibu · Los Angeles
- no mercyComplete absence of clemency
- at the mercy ofDefenseless before another's power
- have mercyShow compassion, forgive
- beg for mercyPlead for compassionate treatment
- lord have mercyExclamation seeking divine compassion
- mercy killingPainless death for suffering
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