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Carlsbad

American  
[kahrlz-bad] / ˈkɑrlz bæd /

noun

  1. a town in southern California.

  2. a city in southeastern New Mexico.

  3. former name of Karlovy Vary.


Carlsbad British  
/ ˈkarlsbaːt /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of the German name for Karlovy Vary

"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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But the city of Carlsbad, he argues, never accepted it.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

This Spanish Mission style property in Carlsbad, Calif., boasts of award-winning spas and two championship courses.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

In 2003, it struck an agriculture-to-urban transfer deal and it also buys water from the Carlsbad desalination plant under a 30-year agreement.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2026

The Carlsbad theme park will on Friday open Lego Galaxy, a new 2.4-acre themed land that will feature its most adult-focused attraction yet in the Galacticoaster.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

Now they were down in Carlsbad Caverns, and Billy was praying to God to get him out of there before the ceiling fell in.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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