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Placentia

American  
[pluh-sen-shuh, -shee-uh] / pləˈsɛn ʃə, -ʃi ə /

noun

  1. a town in S California.

  2. ancient name of Piacenza.


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Renteria was arrested at his Placentia home April 24 following a four-month investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

A driver who fled a traffic stop led Anaheim police into the neighboring city of Placentia, said Anaheim police Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

The blobs were spotted along the shores of Placentia Bay, on Newfoundland's southeast coast.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

Officers from the Placentia, Anaheim and Fullerton police departments established a perimeter, “conducted an exhaustive search for the suspect and didn’t locate him,” McClintock said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2023

I shall make good thy Promise—— My dear Placentia!

From The Perjur'd Husband by Centlivre, Susanna

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