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San Antonio

American  
[san an-toh-nee-oh] / ˌsæn ænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ /

noun

  1. a city in S Texas: site of the Alamo.


San Antonio British  
/ sæn ænˈtəʊnɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in S Texas: site of the Alamo; the leading town in Texas until about 1930. Pop: 1 214 725 (2003 est)

"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

San Antonio Cultural  
  1. A city in south-central Texas.


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The location of the Alamo.

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Especially when San Antonio ripped off a 29-point lead in Game 4 and the series looked to be going back to Texas tied.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

He’s not Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges or any of the other players that helped the Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals for the organization’s first championship in 53 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Days ahead of the Knicks’ championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the alliance was already ordering the 1.25 tons of recycled shredded paper to have at the ready.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

The PAC’s treasurer is Alex Clark, who met Talarico during their time teaching in San Antonio through Teach for America.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026

But there’s not a single mattress factory in San Antonio, so what was the point of that?

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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