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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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Evans, 54, is a four-time Olympic gold medal swimmer and Fullerton native who attended Placentia El Dorado High School, Stanford University and USC.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2026

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

Cypress 19, Placentia Valencia 2: Antonio Lujan and Noah Johnson each had three hits and John Short had four RBIs for Cypress.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2024

In the month of October 1150,203 Frederick held at Roncaille, between Parma and Placentia, an assembly, in which the bishops and abbots acknowledged that they held from him their royal privileges.

From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois

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