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

After three weeks of nonstop Instagram posts demanding the county stop using plant-killing chemicals in San Juan and Trabuco creeks, officials held a town hall in Dana Point on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

The ARA San Juan went missing a week after it set off from Ushuaia on Argentina's southern tip and was returning to its home port at the Mar del Plata naval base.

From Barron's

A record obtained by residents shows that in July, workers sprayed different herbicides in San Juan Creek, including triclopyr and imazapyr.

From Los Angeles Times

Weston Port, the former San Juan Hills High standout linebacker, is finishing up his second year as a Mormon missionary on assignment in Spain.

From Los Angeles Times

That was his reason for hosting his three-month residency in San Juan instead of on the mainland.

From Salon