san diego

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Definition of san diego in English English dictionary

A city in southwest California

Places named after Saint Diego

a city in southern California, US, which is a port, an industrial centre, and a base for the US navy. City (pop., 2000: 1,223,400) and port, southwestern California, U.S. It is located on San Diego Bay, the site of major naval and military bases. Sighted by the Spanish in 1542 and named San Miguel, the area was renamed San Diego in 1602. In 1769 the Spanish established a military post on the site, and Junípero Serra dedicated the first California mission there. It was captured from Mexico in 1846, and a new city was laid out in 1867. The arrival of the Santa Fe railroad in 1884 stimulated the city's growth. Industrial development is dominated by aerospace, electronics, and shipbuilding, and the city is the main commercial outlet for the farm produce of southern California. Balboa Park and its San Diego Zoo are renowned, as are the area universities

city in California (USA)

a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base

Related Terms

San Diego Union Tribune

major daily newspaper published in California (USA)

San Diego Zoo

World's largest collection of mammals, birds, and reptiles, located in San Diego, Cal. , and administered by the Zoological Society of San Diego. The 100-acre (40.5-hectare) zoo, founded in 1916, has some 800 animal species and some 6,500 plant species. The 1,800-acre (729-hectare) San Diego Wild Animal Park opened in 1972 some 32 mi (52 km) northeast, in the San Pasqual Valley; there over 250 species of animals roam through Asian, African, and Australian habitats. A research department, the Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species (1975) has contributed to the zoo's success in managing and breeding endangered species

san diego bay

a bay of the Pacific in southern California

Hyphenation

San Die·go

Turkish pronunciation

sän dieygō

Pronunciation

/ˈsan dēˈāgō/ /ˈsæn diːˈeɪɡoʊ/

Etymology

() From Spanish, from Santiago, a combination of "Sant’ Iago", and "Saint James". Sant is from Latin Sanctus, "holy" or "saint". Iago is a northwestern Spanish form from Latin Jacobus, "James". The name Diego is sometimes confused with the Latin name Didacus.