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Placentia

Syllables: Pla·cen·tia/pləˈsɛnʃə/

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

Proper noun

Placentia

  1. A city in Orange County, California, United States.
  2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin of Placentia

The town in Newfoundland is likely named after the Basque town of Placencia.

Words formed from Placentia

Questions about Placentia

What does Placentia mean?
Placentia means a city in Orange County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Placentia?
Placentia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Placentia?
Placentia is pronounced /pləˈsɛnʃə/.

Words near Placentia in the dictionary

  1. placentary
  2. placentas
  3. placentate
  4. placentation
  5. placentations
  6. Placentia
  7. Placentia Bay
  8. placenticeratid
  9. placenticeratids
  10. placentiferous
  11. placentiform

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