Santa Clara
Americannoun
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a city in central Cuba.
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a city in central California, S of San Francisco.
noun
Example Sentences
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The film revels in languid establishing shots of the Santa Clara Valley, with the hilly Diablo Range in the background.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Jordan v Algeria in Santa Clara showed the greatest fall.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Tickets for some matches in Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., dropped from $900 to $140.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
The 19 infections were linked to Kaiser’s medical center in Santa Clara.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
After that he pulled himself together, and when the chance came along to lease and sharecrop a hundred acres from a big strawberry grower up north in Santa Clara Valley he took it.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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