Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern California south of San Francisco Bay. Founded in 1777, it served as state capital from 1850 to 1851 and is today the largest of the Silicon Valley cities.
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Etymologies
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Examples
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This harbor, with the one inside of it, which I called San Jose [61], has been found very good, with the prevailing winds from the south to the northwest.
The March of Portola and the Discovery of the Bay of San Francisco Eusebius J. Molera 1880
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When the San Jose scale came into this country from the west, some man who had used sheep dip for sheep ticks, said: "If it is a good thing against sheep ticks, why isn't it good against this little vermin they call the San Jose scale?"
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At stake in the calculations is millions of tax dollars for deficit-riddled cities such as San Jose, which is struggling to close a $90 million budget gap by next July.
AroundTheCapitol.com 2009
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"We learned then we should have enforced the rules" to discourage people from setting up illegal camping and avoid a precedent, said city spokesman Mr. Manheim, referring to a San Jose ordinance that prohibits anyone from staying in the park between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m.
An 'Occupy' Tale of Three Cities Bobby White 2011
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But the lights are actually a puzzle put forth to the daring of mind, and are officially known as the San Jose SEMAPHORE.
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Once upon a time in a land far, far away called San Jose lived a little princess named Holly.
a little girl’s prayer answered « Adventures in Juggling 2008
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Once upon a time in a land far, far away called San Jose lived a little princess named Holly.
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I was born in the countryside and ever since ten years ago, I live in this large city (if we can call San Jose as one).
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I live in San Jose, which is the self-proclaimed Heart of Silicon Valley.
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That's about 24 miles southeast of San Jose, which is south, of course, of San Francisco.
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