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La Habra

La Habra proper noun: a city in Orange County, California, United States.

Proper noun

La Habra

  1. A city in Orange County, California, United States.

Origin of La Habra

Borrowed from the definite form of Spanish abra (“glade, inlet”), itself a borrowing from French havre. Doublet of haven. The initial "silent" h- is unetymological, likely interpreted from other Spanish words and toponyms common to the American Southwest (e.g., hasta, hombre, etc.). Fully cognate with French Le Havre, a city in Normandy.

Questions about La Habra

What does La Habra mean?
La Habra means a city in Orange County, California, United States.
What part of speech is La Habra?
La Habra is a proper noun.

Words near La Habra in the dictionary

  1. La Gomera giant lizards
  2. La Goulette
  3. La Grande
  4. La Grange
  5. La Guajira
  6. La Habra
  7. La Habra Heights
  8. La Hogue
  9. La Honda
  10. La Hontan
  11. La Huasteca

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