San José
noun
a city in and the capital of Costa Rica, in the central part.
San José
1 American
[sahn haw-se]
/ ˌsɑn hɔˈsɛ /
noun
San Jose
2
American
[san hoh-zey]
/ ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ /
noun
San José
1
British
/ saŋ xoˈse /
noun
San Jose
2
British
/ ˌsæn həʊˈzeɪ /
noun
San Jose
Cultural
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Center for the electronics and high-tech (see also high-tech) industries. (See Silicon Valley.)
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San José then had a golden opportunity to take the lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
That quake killed about 30 people and caused immense property damage, including the collapse of the Alameda County Courthouse’s second floor and heavy damage at the historic Mission San José adobe church in southern Fremont.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It had its epicentre near the village of San José del Palmar, in Chocó province, but could be felt across a vast area.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Local officials reported more than 70 people killed in at least five cities in the country’s west, not far from the epicenter in San José del Palmar, in the northern province of Chocó.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
On the computer, she booked a flight out of San José del Cabo to Los Angeles for the next morning.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
The new service area will eventually stretch from Santa Clarita and Thousand Oaks down to San Diego in Southern California, and from Sacramento to San Jose in Northern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The San Jose, Calif.–based company said it sees revenue reaching between $72.2 billion and $73.4 billion in 2027, surpassing a Wall Street expectation of $69.1 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Buzzy startup Figure AI already assembles robots at its plant in San Jose, California, and Agility has a factory in Salem, Oregon, where it can produce up to 10,000 robots annually.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Born in San Jose, Calif., before moving to Chapel Hill, N.C as a teen, he was tabbed as the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2023 by the American Junior Golf Association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The streets in San Jose smelled like Maryam flowers, and as we walked the mile to the market, she pointed out other plants and foliage that she thought were beautiful.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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