San Juan Islands

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plural noun

a group of islands between NW Washington and SE Vancouver Island, Canada: a part of Washington.

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Words nearby San Juan Islands

San Juan, San Juan Bautista, San Juan Capistrano, San Juan de la Cruz, San Juan Hill, San Juan Islands, San Juan Mountains, sank, Sankara, Sankey, Sankhya

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How to use San Juan Islands in a sentence

I called up North, who lives in a small community in Washington’s San Juan Islands.
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San Francisco was the first city to pass one in 2006; since then, 14 other cities and three states have followed suit.
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Nixon said defending the two islands was “a matter of principle.”
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1957, the islands came under repeated shelling by Mainland--or as it was then called, “Red”-- China.
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During a debate, the candidates were asked about the islands.
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The two islands are now tourist sites for visitors from Taiwan and mainland China.
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About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
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San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Columbus found the natives of San Salvador smoking after this manner.
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The five hundred men whom we had left in San Antonio de Bexar, fared no better.
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Among the Japanese who are in the islands there are more than one thousand five hundred Christians.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various

British Dictionary definitions for San Juan Islands

San Juan Islands

/ (sæn ˈwɑːn, ˈhwɑːn) /

pl n

a group of islands between NW Washington, US, and SE Vancouver Island, Canada: administratively part of Washington

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