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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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San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama missed 30 games in 2025 due to a deep-vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Traditionally, residents locate homes and buildings by giving directional descriptors, such as being on the “west side of San Antonio Street, 3 houses south of 12th Avenue.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Sky Harbor became the first U.S. airport to offer robotaxi rides, in late 2022, and Waymo has since expanded to major airports in San Jose, Calif., San Francisco and San Antonio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"It was a great experience, seeing the team spirit they have over there," said Wembanyama,, external who was joined on the trip by San Antonio Spurs' team-mate Harrison Barnes.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

One good thing had happened to Seabiscuit in the San Antonio.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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