Placentia

[pluh-sen-shuh, -shee-uh]

noun

1. a town in S California.

2. ancient name of Piacenza.

Example Sentences

Papi, younger than I am today, stands to the side of the troca at the Placentia Home Depot, waiting for workers to unload it.

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Geological Survey, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the Elsinore fault zone, including the Whittier fault, could bring “violent” shaking — enough to heavily damage buildings or even jolt them off their foundations — over a relatively large area of the Southland, including El Monte, Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, Pico Rivera, Whittier, La Habra, Brea, Yorba Linda, Placentia, Chino Hills, Corona, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta and Temecula.

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As part of the pregame festivities, Placentia’s Emma Melin was introduced as the 21st Duck, an honor that goes to a fan who embodies “great perseverance, character, courage, inspiration or who is making significant contributions to our community.”

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

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On the evening of Aug. 29, after his third day of first grade, prosecutors say Chance was dropped off at Love’s Placentia barbershop while his mother went to work a night shift as a nurse’s assistant at St. Joseph Hospital.

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