San Juan

American  

[san wahn, hwahn, sahn hwahn] / ˌsæn ˈwɑn, ˈʰwɑn, sɑn ˈʰwɑn /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Puerto Rico, in the N part.

2. a city in W Argentina.

3. a river in S Nicaragua, flowing E from Lake Nicaragua along the Nicaragua-Costa Rica border to the Caribbean Sea. About 110 miles (175 km) long.

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San Juan British  

/ saŋ ˈxwan /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Puerto Rico, on the NE coast; University of Puerto Rico; manufacturing centre. Pop: 433 733 (2003 est)

2. a city in W Argentina: almost completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1944. Pop: 455 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Telemundo’s brightest star — Vaqueiro — was born in San Juan del Río, north of Mexico City and came to the U.S. when he was 26 with his wife, who was also born in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Some of the regional governments that were keen to see the law amended, including those of Mendoza and San Juan, are from arid and semi-arid areas where water is already a scarce resource, Serra says.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"We want legal certainty, we want clear definitions," Michael Meding, director of the Los Azules copper mining project in San Juan, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Bad Bunny played 31 shows in San Juan last summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I was a bride, promenading down the center aisle of San Juan Evangelista twenty years back to marry the man with whom I would have our dear children, dearer than my life.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez