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San Diego

proper noun

  1. city in San Diego County, California, United States, eighth largest city in the country by population
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌsæn diˈeɪ.ɡoʊ/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish San Diego (literally “Saint Didacus”). Diego is a unique name not derived from Santiago (“Saint James”).

  1. A city, the county seat of San Diego County, California, United States.

    “I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.”

    The California counties include Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Bernardino, Ventura and others. Cities include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Long Beach, Malibu, Culver City and Huntington Beach (see the full list below).

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