San Juan

[ san wahn, hwahn; Spanish 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

At the time, San Juan was a major drug hub, with dealers using the city as an entry point to smuggle drugs into the United States.

From Time

San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero in a statement said officers fined Loverbar and seven other businesses in the city on Thursday for either not having the necessary permits or excessive noise.

From Washington Blade

They marched from La Fortaleza, the governor’s mansion, in Old San Juan to El Capitolio.

From Washington Post

Make a morning dash for the top of the 699-foot High Dune to beat the heat and revel in stunning views of the San Juan and Sangre De Cristo Mountains.

From Outside Online

The explosion in San Juan, Puerto Rico, occurred 26 minutes after the gasoline leak there began and involved 78 tons of vapor.

From Washington Post

This magic land so loved by children is only a handful of miles southeast of Blanding, Utah, in San Juan County.

From The Daily Beast

This would give Denver, population 634,265, the exact same representation as San Juan County, population 690.

From The Daily Beast

San Juan BOCES is specifically about educational needs in a school setting.

From The Daily Beast

For her birthday, Depp and director Bruce Robinson purchased Heard a bicycle and she rode it all over San Juan.

From The Daily Beast

Karen Fisher lives on Lopez Island, one of the San Juan Islands in Puget Sound outside Seattle.

From The Daily Beast

Two years afterwards, whilst working in a menial capacity, he attended the school of San Juan de Letran.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course, if she won't stir outside of San Juan it's difficult for us to act.

From Project Gutenberg

The Nashville's course was changed, and she steered straight for the harbor of San Juan.

From Project Gutenberg

It was still sixty miles to the San Juan, over a series of savage sandstone plateaux, said to be entirely destitute of water.

From Project Gutenberg

Yes, it was a life and death race between the emigrants and the Apaches for the San Juan.

From Project Gutenberg