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San Juan

[san wahn, hwahn, sahn hwahn]

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Puerto Rico, in the N part.

  2. a city in W Argentina.

  3. a river in S Nicaragua, flowing E from Lake Nicaragua along the Nicaragua-Costa Rica border to the Caribbean Sea. About 110 miles (175 km) long.



San Juan

/ saŋ ˈxwan /

noun

  1. the capital and chief port of Puerto Rico, on the NE coast; University of Puerto Rico; manufacturing centre. Pop: 433 733 (2003 est)

  2. a city in W Argentina: almost completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1944. Pop: 455 000 (2005 est)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Rodriguez greeted me on a Zoom call from his present home in Southern California, while wearing a New York Knicks cap.

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San Juan Hills won the tournament at Dana Hills and Charter Oak took its own tournament title.

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It was two months ago when junior offensive lineman Cooper Javorsky of San Juan Hills picked up his first college scholarship offer.

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In a lawsuit, they allege Mercy San Juan Medical Center failed to tell them she died, and instead put her body in cold storage.

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San Clemente 3, San Juan Hills 1: The Tritons took over sole possession of first place in the South Coast League.

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