San Diego

American  

[san dee-ey-goh] / ˌsæn diˈeɪ goʊ /

noun

1. a seaport in SW California: naval and marine base.

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San Diego British  

/ ˌsæn dɪˈeɪɡəʊ /

noun

1. a port in S California, on the Pacific: naval base; two universities. Pop: 1 266 753 (2003 est)

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San Diego Cultural  

1. City in southern California close to the border of Mexico.

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San Diego is a cultural, educational, and medical and scientific research center; a major port and naval base; and home of the San Diego Zoo.

Example Sentences

The capsule successfully splashed down off the coast of San Diego on 10 April 2026.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

"Iran's history goes back thousands of years. Things like this only make us stronger; they won't destabilize the team," boasted the Iranian-American, who had traveled from San Diego, just across the border in California.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

California Coastkeeper Alliance and a coalition of local Waterkeeper groups submitted the petitions to regional boards in the Inland Empire, San Diego, the Bay Area, the Central Coast, the North Coast and the Sacramento Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Barrera, 59, is the board president of San Diego Unified, the second-largest school system in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

In 2008, people consumed three times the amount of information they did in 1960, according to researchers at the University of California at San Diego.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel