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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-zay] / 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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Prosecutors said Aurora was one of seven children, ages 2 months to 17 years, who lived in an East San José house on Lancelot Lane that was filled with cockroaches, pet feces, garbage and mold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

After graduating from Torrance High, Claire earned a degree in journalism from San José State in 1957 before taking his first newspaper job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

They are much better quality opponents than San José State and Fresno State.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The defense held San José State to just 102 yards in the first half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

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

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

When presenting first- and second-quarter results earlier this year, executives at the San Jose, California-based company made no mention of the job cuts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Super Micro Computer, the San Jose, Calif-based maker of server and computer products, has appointed Mark Long as its new chief financial officer, filling the top finance role after a nearly two-year search.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

A native of San Jose, she grew up in a conservative household where the radio was permanently tuned to Christian stations.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The median list price in San Jose was about $1.2 million that month.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Hard to believe that only one week before, I’d placed first at Trials in San Jose, California.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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