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San Diego

US/ˌsæn diˈeɪ.ɡoʊ/

San Diego proper noun: a city, the county seat of San Diego County, California, United States.

Proper noun

San Diego

  1. A city, the county seat of San Diego County, California, United States.
    • “I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.”2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Oct 2025
    • The California counties include Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Bernardino, Ventura and others. Cities include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Long Beach, Malibu, Culver City and Huntington Beach (see the full list below).2025 May 30, Mark Sternfield, “Trump administration targets California ‘sanctuary’ cities, counties”, in KTLA, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2025
  2. A city, the county seat of Duval County, Texas, United States.
  3. Any of several other places also named after Saint Diego.

San Diego meaning in Marathi

San Diego in Marathi

city in southwest California
सॅन डिएगो sĕn ḍiego

Origin of San Diego

Borrowed from Spanish San Diego (literally “Saint Didacus”). Diego is a unique name not derived from Santiago (“Saint James”).

Words formed from San Diego

Questions about San Diego

What does San Diego mean?
San Diego means a city, the county seat of San Diego County, California, United States.
What is San Diego in Marathi?
San Diego in Marathi is सॅन डिएगो (sĕn ḍiego). See San Diego meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is San Diego?
San Diego is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce San Diego?
San Diego is pronounced /ˌsæn diˈeɪ.ɡoʊ/ (US).

Words near San Diego in the dictionary

  1. San Cristobal
  2. San Cristóbal
  3. San Cristóbal de La Laguna
  4. San Diegan
  5. San Diegans
  6. San Diego
  7. San Diego Country Estates
  8. San Diego County
  9. San Diego Zone I
  10. San Diego Zone II
  11. San Diego Zone III

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