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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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Back near San Antonio, Kevin Rogers witnessed this evolution firsthand at Fair Oaks Ranch, which is part of Invited Clubs, a network of more than 150 private clubs executing similar modernizations across its portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The truck's air conditioning malfunctioned, and the temperature inside soared as it drove north to San Antonio, Texas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Jackie Gonzalez, a San Antonio, Texas-based creator, said that as more people look to social media, rather than traditional media, it only makes sense that companies like Disney want to have a hand in it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The airman, identified, external by the military as Sgt Ian Patterson, a Tactical Air Control Party instructor at Joint Base San Antonio, died in hospital.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Both men happened to be in San Antonio, Texas, at the same time.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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