San Antonio

[ san an-toh-nee-oh ]

/ ˌsæn ænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ /

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noun

a city in S Texas: site of the Alamo.

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OTHER WORDS FROM San Antonio

San An·to·ni·an, noun

Words nearby San Antonio

Sanʿa, San Andreas fault, San Angelo, San Anselmo, San Antonian, San Antonio, San Antonio Peak, Sanatana Dharma, sanative, sanatorium, sanatory

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How to use San Antonio in a sentence

Feeding Texas, Mutual Aid Houston, Austin Mutual Aid, Feed the People Dallas, and Para Mi Gente in San Antonio are all welcoming donations.
The Science of Awe and the Mars Perseverance Rover|Susanna Schrobsdorff|February 21, 2021|Time
Millions also face water disruption as numerous cities—including Houston, Austin, and San Antonio—are under boil water advisories, and some areas have lost access to running water entirely.
Nearly 200,000 People Still Lack Power Amid Snow, Subzero Temperatures Across Texas. Here’s How To Help|Madeleine Carlisle|February 18, 2021|Time
Jeremy Jamrozy, a San Antonio man, did not appreciate the idea.
Sarah Silverman just wants to make things right|Geoff Edgers|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
Even with Len joining the roster, which was first reported by The Athletic, Washington may be forced to run with small lineups when it resumes its season Sunday in San Antonio.
Wizards get much-needed frontcourt depth with former Maryland center Alex Len|Ava Wallace|January 22, 2021|Washington Post

Smedler is well-known in San Antonio, where she was a civil rights activist and a community leader.
Most Americans say the coronavirus pandemic is not controlled, Post-ABC poll finds|Amy Goldstein, Emily Guskin|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
San Francisco was the first city to pass one in 2006; since then, 14 other cities and three states have followed suit.
Christie Blames Parents for Bad Economy|Monica Potts|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And now Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are all suing Uber for refusing to play by their old regulatory playbooks.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?|Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Race is the San Andreas Fault of our culture as well as our history.
The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner|Mike Barnicle|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Last year in San Diego, they sported bloody pants and angry signs.
Anti-Cutters Slam New CDC Recommendations on Circumcision|Nina Strochlic|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lynchburg is a six-month-old German sausage and ale house in the heart of Panama's San Francisco neighborhood.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Columbus found the natives of San Salvador smoking after this manner.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The five hundred men whom we had left in San Antonio de Bexar, fared no better.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The jagged top and spurs of San Jacinto Mountain shone like the turrets and posterns of a citadel built of rubies.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
On a shelf near one of these windows stood the little Madonna, again wreathed with vines as in San Pasquale.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for San Antonio

San Antonio

/ (sæn ænˈtəʊnɪˌəʊ) /

noun

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

Cultural definitions for San Antonio

San Antonio

[ (san an-toh-nee-oh) ]

A city in south-central Texas.

notes for San Antonio

The location of the Alamo.