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San Jose

/ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ/

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What does San Jose mean?

proper noun

  1. A large city, the county seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States.
  2. A census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.
  3. A census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
More meanings (3)

proper noun

  1. A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines.
  2. A municipality, the capital of the Dinagat Islands, Caraga, Philippines.
  3. Alternative form of San José.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌsæn.oʊˈzeɪ/
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We passed in boats the streams of Canelones, St. Lucia, and San Jose, and thus lost much time.
Charles DarwinThe Voyage of the BeagleProject Gutenberg ebook #944
In the San Jose district and elsewhere there are orchards considerably older than the limit stated and are still very profitable.
Edward J. (Edward James) WicksonOne Thousand Questions in California Agriculture AnsweredProject Gutenberg ebook #5152
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'Exhibitions were given in Santa Cruz, San Jose, Santa Clara, Oaklands, and Sacramento.
Evelyn Charles Vivian; W. Lockwood (William Lockwood) MarshA History of AeronauticsProject Gutenberg ebook #874
But every one seemed persuaded that Zerkow had gone to San Jose.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
"Es Maria la nave de gracia, San Jose la vela, el Nino el timon; Y los remos son las buenas almas Que van al Rosario con gran devocion."
Alexander Francis ChamberlainThe Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-DayProject Gutenberg ebook #7966