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Point Arguello

Point Arguello proper noun: a headland on the Gaviota Coast, Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Point Arguello

  1. A headland on the Gaviota Coast, Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
    Synonyms:
    Punta Pedernales, Los Pedernales, Pedernales, Arguello

Synonyms of Point Arguello

Origin of Point Arguello

point + Arguello. From Spanish Argüello (“surname”). Coined by British Royal Navy officer, sea captain, explorer and Captain George Vancouver in 1792. Named after Spaniard frontier solider, politician, commandant of the Santa Barbara presidio, acting governor of Alta California and alférez (sublieutenant) José Darío Argüello.

Questions about Point Arguello

What does Point Arguello mean?
Point Arguello means a headland on the Gaviota Coast, Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Point Arguello?
Point Arguello is a proper noun.

Words near Point Arguello in the dictionary

  1. point and call
  2. point and shoot
  3. point and shoot camera
  4. point and shoots
  5. Point Arena
  6. Point Arguello
  7. point at infinity
  8. Point au Gaul
  9. point bar
  10. Point Barrow
  11. point bars

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