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Alvarado

Alvarado proper noun: a former settlement in and former county seat of Alameda County, California, now part of Union City. Named after Juan Bautista Alvarado.

Proper noun

Alvarado

  1. A former settlement in and former county seat of Alameda County, California, now part of Union City. Named after Juan Bautista Alvarado.
  2. An unincorporated community in Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
  3. A minor city in Marshall County, Minnesota.
  4. A city in Johnson County, Texas, named after Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico.
  5. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Virginia.
  6. A city and municipality in Tolima department, Colombia.
  7. A canton in Cartago province, Costa Rica.
  8. A city and municipality in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.
  9. A surname from Spanish.

Origin of Alvarado

From Spanish Alvarado.

Questions about Alvarado

What does Alvarado mean?
Alvarado means a former settlement in and former county seat of Alameda County, California, now part of Union City. Named after Juan Bautista Alvarado.
What part of speech is Alvarado?
Alvarado is a proper noun.

Words near Alvarado in the dictionary

  1. alvameline
  2. Alvaneu
  3. alvanite
  4. Alvanley
  5. alvar
  6. Alvarado
  7. Alvardo
  8. Alvardos
  9. alvaresaurid
  10. Alvarez
  11. Alvarez theory

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