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Foster City

Foster City proper noun: a city in San Mateo County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Foster City

  1. A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.

Origin of Foster City

Named after T. Jack Foster, a real estate magnate who owned much of the land comprising the city and who was instrumental in its initial design.

Questions about Foster City

What does Foster City mean?
Foster City means a city in San Mateo County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Foster City?
Foster City is a proper noun.

Words near Foster City in the dictionary

  1. foster
  2. foster brother
  3. foster care
  4. foster child
  5. foster children
  6. Foster City
  7. Foster County
  8. foster fail
  9. foster fails
  10. foster families
  11. foster family

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