San Juan

[san wahn, hwahn, sahn hwahn]

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.

San Juan

/ 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)

Example Sentences

The Southern California quakes followed a pair of quakes near San Juan Bautista on the Central Coast.

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Former San Juan Hills High linebacker Weston Port is in his first year serving a Mormon mission in Spain.

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The offensive lineman from San Juan Hills High who is still considering the Bruins has developed an affinity for the place based on his many weekends spent on the sideline watching games.

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The driver fled the scene after the incident, but a suspect was later apprehended about two to three miles from the incident near San Juan Capistrano.

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Orozco was arrested in the western town of San Juan de Colon in August 2024 as Venezuela was gripped in crisis following Maduro's reelection, which the opposition and dozens of nations dismissed as fraudulent.

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