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Santa Catalina

American  
[san-tuh kat-l-ee-nuh] / ˈsæn tə ˌkæt lˈi nə /

noun

  1. an island off the SW coast of California, opposite Long Beach: resort. 132 sq. mi. (342 sq. km).


Santa Catalina British  
/ ˈsæntə ˌkætəˈliːnə /

noun

  1. Also called: Catalina Island.  an island in the Pacific, off the coast of SW California: part of Los Angeles county: resort. Area: 181 sq km (70 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 88-year-old retired psychiatrist moved to the neighborhood 45 years ago for the nature, including the sweeping views of the Santa Catalina Mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The neighbourhood where Nancy Guthrie went missing has breathtaking views of the Santa Catalina mountains and strict limits on outdoor lighting to protect Tucson's standing as a stargazer's paradise.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Huaman's employer, the bus company Santa Catalina, declined to comment.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Typically quiet Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles, erupted in tumult last fall over a bold proposal to kill all the deer on the island using sharpshooters in helicopters.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

Some wished to leave and go in their canoes to the island called Santa Catalina, which lies far off to the east, but others said that there was little water on that island.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

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