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Las Cruces

Las Cruces proper noun: an unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Las Cruces

  1. An unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States.
    • The famed Farmers & Crafts Market on Main Street in downtown Las Cruces is a lively gathering of regional farmers, bakers, makers, jewelers, artists, food trucks and street musicians.2025 June 26, Judith Fein, “A sunny spot where desert, mountains and cultures mix”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2025
  3. A municipality in Petén department, Guatemala.
  4. A corregimiento in Los Santos province, Panama.
  5. A corregimiento in Veraguas province, Panama.

Origin of Las Cruces

Borrowed from Spanish las cruces (“the crosses”).

Questions about Las Cruces

What does Las Cruces mean?
Las Cruces means an unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Las Cruces?
Las Cruces is a proper noun.

Words near Las Cruces in the dictionary

  1. Las Animas County
  2. Las Anod
  3. Las Arenas
  4. Las Cabras
  5. Las Crucens
  6. Las Cruces
  7. Las Cuevas
  8. Las Flores
  9. Las Heras
  10. Las Lomas
  11. Las Navas

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