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Los Alamos

Los Alamos proper noun: a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Los Alamos

  1. A census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
  2. A town, the county seat of Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States.

Origin of Los Alamos

From Spanish los álamos (“the poplars, aspens or cottonwoods”).

Words formed from Los Alamos

Questions about Los Alamos

What does Los Alamos mean?
Los Alamos means a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Los Alamos?
Los Alamos is a proper noun.

Words near Los Alamos in the dictionary

  1. Lorussos
  2. lorvotuzumab
  3. lory
  4. los
  5. Los Alamitos
  6. Los Alamos
  7. Los Alamos chess
  8. Los Alamos County
  9. Los Altan
  10. Los Altos
  11. Los Altos Hills

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