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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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After working for San Antonio Winery, Fanara opened his first restaurant, an 18-table venture on Hillhurst Avenue, in 1976.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

I drove my truck from the Bay Area to San Antonio back in February.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The 22-year-old was listed in the starting lineup before the game against the San Antonio Spurs, but when the game tipped off in front of an empty arena, Thiero was still in the locker room.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

The company plans to build a second assembly line for the Tacoma at the San Antonio plant where it currently assembles larger pickups and SUVs, adding 2,000 jobs, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

He was also the first Mexican American from San Antonio to attend the University of Texas at Austin.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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