1. A city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles.
2. City in Texas (USA).
3. Unincorporated community in Maryland (USA).
City in SW California, US, part of Greater Los Angeles; Products include electronic equipment and precision instruments.
The California Institute of Technology and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (administered jointly by the institute and the federal government) are here. Each New Year's Day, Pasadena is host to the Tournament of Roses parade and a major college football game at the Rose Bowl. Farmers from Indiana founded a settlement here 1874.