Santa Ana

American  

[san-tuh an-uh, sahn-tah ah-nah] / ˈsæn tə ˈæn ə, ˈsɑn tɑ ˈɑ nɑ /

noun

1. a city in southwestern California.

2. a city in northwestern El Salvador.

3. Meteorology. (in southern California) a weather condition in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions.

4. Santa Anna.

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Santa Ana British  

noun

1. a city in NW El Salvador: the second largest city in the country; coffee-processing industry. Pop: 172 000 (2005 est)

2. a city in SW California: commercial and processing centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop: 342 510 (2003 est)

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Santa Ana Scientific  

/ săn′təăn′ə /

1. A strong, dry, hot wind that blows from the desert regions of southern California toward the Pacific coast, usually in winter. The Santa Ana wind occurs when a region of high pressure forms over the Great Basin (the high plateau east of the Sierra mountains and west of the Rocky mountains). The clockwise rotation of air around this high-pressure region forces air down from the plateau. As it descends, the air warms up and picks up speed. Because the wind is hot and dry, it contributes to the hazardous fire conditions of southern California.

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Santa Ana

Thursday outside the Santa Ana home where Lopez lives with his parents and sister, according to the attorney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua said in a social media post that the “matter is under investigation and details cannot be shared that could compromise the process.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

In Santa Ana, some in the department immediately were suspicious of the photo of the viper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Hahn Nguyen, 75, was booked into Santa Ana jail on suspicion of animal cruelty and animal abandonment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But a Santa Ana wind blew in, in the middle of the night.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan