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Carlsbad

Syllables: Carls·badUK/ˈkɑːlzbæd/US/ˈkɑɹ(ə)lzbæd/

Carlsbad proper noun: a city and beach resort in San Diego County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Carlsbad

  1. A city and beach resort in San Diego County, California, United States.
    • Carlsbad police filed the application for a gun violence emergency protective order against Alexander Charles Paffendorf in San Diego County Superior Court on Tuesday.2024 December 19, Jack Date, Like Barr, Alex Stone, “Protective order issued for man accused of plotting attack with Madison school shooter”, in ABC News
  2. A city, the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States.
  3. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tom Green County, Texas, United States.
  4. Karlovy Vary, a statutory city and spa city in western Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Origin of Carlsbad

Borrowed from German Carlsbad, the historical name of Karlovy Vary.

Questions about Carlsbad

What does Carlsbad mean?
Carlsbad means a city and beach resort in San Diego County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Carlsbad?
Carlsbad is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Carlsbad?
Carlsbad is pronounced /ˈkɑɹ(ə)lzbæd/ (US).

Words near Carlsbad in the dictionary

  1. Carlovitz
  2. Carlow
  3. Carlowitz
  4. Carlowrie
  5. carls
  6. Carlsbad
  7. Carlsberg
  8. carlsbergite
  9. Carlsen
  10. Carlsens
  11. Carlson

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