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San Juan Capistrano

American  
[kap-i-strah-noh] / ˌkæp ɪˈstrɑ noʊ /

noun

  1. a city in SW California: site of old Spanish mission; known for annual return of swallows, said to occur on March 19.


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But the more I walked the grounds, the more I realized I was in a new Mission San Juan Capistrano.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

I asked Castillo if he had done the Mission San Juan Capistrano tour recently.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Mission San Juan Capistrano was mostly empty as I walked in with a map and a handheld speaker that played short, recorded narrations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

When he started at the San Juan Capistrano, Calif., school in 2018, three of his 30 incoming freshmen were holdbacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

After the hundred- grander, Santa Anita’s racing secretary had assigned Seabiscuit 135 pounds for the San Juan Capistrano, his next scheduled race.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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