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  San José

  noun

  a city in and the capital of Costa Rica, in the central part.
• San Jose
  San Jose

  noun

  a city in W California.

San José

¹ American  

[sahn haw-se] / ˌsɑn hɔˈsɛ /

noun

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

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San Jose ² American  

[san hoh-zey] / ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ /

noun

1. a city in W California.

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San Jose ¹ British  

/ 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)

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San José ² British  

/ 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)

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San Jose Cultural  

1. A city in northern California.

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

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And maybe it was the focus-sapping heat, but USC’s defense wasn’t as stifling, not as suffocating it should have been against an opponent as hopelessly overmatched as San José State.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

With mostly second- and third-stringers in for USC, San José State averaged 8.4 yards per play in the second half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Subpar defenses have plagued Lincoln Riley since his arrival at USC, and the Trojans’ performance against San José State raises the question of whether they are ready to compete among the elite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

The Trojans are expected to play several freshmen against San José State on Saturday, and anyone who knows Boobie will tell you it’s only a matter of time before he contributes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

For centuries, the San José lay lost on the ocean floor.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The true freshman defensive end played only 23 snaps in the season-opening win over San Jose State, but stood out as a force with which to be reckoned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Robert King, who grew up in San Jose, watched the Bay Area transform as the technology industry grew, and said there are parallels with the lawlessness of past gold rushes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The company has also expanded to two new markets on DoorDash, San Jose and Washington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

For instance, in San Jose, Calif., which saw a 11.7% jump in new listings in August compared with a year ago, median sale prices are down 4.2%.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

The same day he was hired, Baba and I went to our eligibility officer in San Jose, Mrs. Dobbins.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini