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Palo Alto

/ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ/

Palo Alto proper noun: a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Palo Alto

  1. A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
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Origin of Palo Alto

Borrowed from Spanish palo alto (literally “tall stick”), named after El Palo Alto, a more than 1000-year-old coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) tree near the city.

Words formed from Palo Alto

Questions about Palo Alto

What does Palo Alto mean?
Palo Alto means a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is pronounced /ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ/.

Words near Palo Alto in the dictionary

  1. Palmyrenian
  2. Palmyrenians
  3. Palnadu
  4. Palnure
  5. palo
  6. Palo Alto
  7. Palo Alto County
  8. palo blanco
  9. palo blancos
  10. Palo Cedro
  11. palo cortado

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