San José

¹

[sahn haw-se]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Costa Rica, in the central part.

San Jose

²

[san hoh-zey]

noun

1. a city in W California.

San Jose

¹

/ ˌsæn həʊˈzeɪ /

noun

1. a city in W central California: a leading world centre of the fruit drying and canning industry. Pop: 898 349 (2003 est)

San José

²

/ saŋ xoˈse /

noun

1. the capital of Costa Rica, on the central plateau: a major centre of coffee production in the mid-19th century; University of Costa Rica (1843). Pop: 1 145 000 (2005 est)

San Jose

1. A city in northern California.

Center for the electronics and high-tech (see also high-tech) industries. (See Silicon Valley.)

Example Sentences

In San Jose, buyers are seeing the biggest median discounts from the initial list price at $70,900, and in Los Angeles, $61,000.

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The city passed its ordinance before the freeze went into effect, but others exploring the change, including San Jose and San Francisco, didn’t make the cut.

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Lavelle swept in an emphatic finish 10 minutes from time to settle a scrappy championship game at PayPal Park in San Jose.

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Vega, based in San Jose, Calif., said she was laid off from her recruiting role in 2023.

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“I don’t know that people fully appreciate the vulnerability we face as a state when it comes to our revenue sources,” said San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, a moderate Democrat.

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