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

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

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

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

They rode through the city streets into Placentia, where they entered the intersection of Melrose Street and Orangethorpe Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Aaron Forsgren, Esperanza, Sr.: He had 325 yards rushing against Dana Hills, 264 yards against Walnut and 253 yards against Placentia Valencia.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2023

I was sent in company with another officer into the mountains of Gata, not far from the city of Placentia.

From Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade by Surtees, William