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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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  • proper noun A city and mission in California, USA.
  • proper noun The capital of Costa Rica.
  • proper noun Places named after Saint Joseph

Etymologies

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From Spanish, the Anglicized form of San José.

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