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San Diego

/ˌsæn diˈeɪ.ɡoʊ/

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What does San Diego mean?

proper noun

  1. A city, the county seat of San Diego County, California, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Duval County, Texas, United States.
  3. Any of several other places also named after Saint Diego.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌsæn diˈeɪ.ɡoʊ/

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The twelfth form, goodrichii, is Lower Californian, and extends into California only in San Diego County.
John Merle CoulterA Preliminary Revision of the North American Species of Cactus, Anhalonium, and LophophoraProject Gutenberg ebook #1221
A native of dry hilly ground along the coast from San Francisco to San Diego.
Angus D. WebsterHardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and ShrubsProject Gutenberg ebook #10852
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It was nearly six months since a new vessel had entered San Diego, and of course, every one was on the qui-vive.
Richard Henry DanaTwo Years Before the MastProject Gutenberg ebook #2055
Thermal springs of Provisor, near San Diego, in the province of New Barcelona.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego.
Jack LondonThe call of the wildProject Gutenberg ebook #215