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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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A habeas corpus hearing is scheduled for Wednesday in San Antonio.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Walker died days after being discharged from the University of Texas Science Center at San Antonio, also known as the University Health System, according to the lawsuit.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

Southwest Research Institute, based in San Antonio, directs the mission via Principal Investigator Dr. Alan Stern, who leads the science team, payload operations, and science planning.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

For instance, in San Antonio, Texas, major homebuilder Lennar was offering potential buyers a promotion in September of a mortgage rate as low as 3.5% for an initial period.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

“If this were San Antonio, I would’ve said hi to you.”

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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