noun
a picturesque coastal region of California to the south of San Francisco
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region
• Part Holonyms: ↑California, ↑Golden State, ↑CA, ↑Calif.
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['sər]a scenic locality in west central California, south of Monterey on the Pacific coast
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Big Sur [Big Sur]
a town on the coast of ↑California 100 miles/160 kilometres south of ↑San Francisco. The area is famous for its high cliffs and grand scenery. The writer Henry Miller lived in Big Sur and the actor Orson Welles had a small house there.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.