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San Juan

/ˌsæn ˈʍɑn/

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What does San Juan mean?

proper noun

  1. A province towards the northwest of Argentina.
  2. A city, the capital of San Juan province, Argentina.
  3. An independent city part of Metro Manila, Philippines.
More meanings (4)

proper noun

  1. A municipality of Siquijor, Central Visayas, Philippines.
  2. The capital city of Puerto Rico.
  3. A river in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
  4. A surname from Spanish.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌsæn ˈʍɑn/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌsæn ˈwɑn/
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The third day after our arrival, the Rosa came in from San Juan, where she went the day after the south-easter.
Richard Henry DanaTwo Years Before the MastProject Gutenberg ebook #2055
The two most northerly chains are primitive, and contain the mica-slates of Macanao, and the San Juan Valley, of Maniquarez, and of Chuparipari.
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
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We have seen how the partially civilized tribes in the valley of the San Juan were gradually driven south by the pressure of wild tribes.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
He returned to the harbour the day before San Juan surrendered, and immediately sailed for Jamaica in the sloop which brought the news of his appointment.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
The oaks, so far as my observation has reached, seem to be most abundant and to grow largest on the islands of the San Juan and Whidbey Archipelago.
John MuirSteep TrailsProject Gutenberg ebook #326