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San Jose

US/ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ/

San Jose proper noun: a large city, the county seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States. Also the alternative form of San José.

Proper noun

San Jose

  1. A large city, the county seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States.
    • San Jose, the county seat, is jokingly referred to as “Man Jose” by the locals, and with good reason: In the 22 to 29 age cohort, Santa Clara County has 37,410 never-married, college-grad men versus 27,147 never-married, college-grad women.2015, Jon Birger, Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game, Hachette UK, →ISBN
    • At least nine deaths have been reported this year, and more than 900 since 1998 – or 38 per year on average, according to the NHTSA and NoHeatStroke.org, which is run by San Jose University’s Department of Meteorology and Climate Science.2022 July 2, Ray Sanchez, “The hot-car death of 22-month-old Cooper Harris was heartbreakingly familiar. His father’s unusual murder conviction has now been thrown out”, in CNN, archived from the...
  2. A census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.
  3. A census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
  4. A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines.
  5. A municipality, the capital of the Dinagat Islands, Caraga, Philippines.

Also used as

San Jose is also the alternative form of San José.

San Jose meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

San Jose in Hindi

a city in California, USA
सैन होज़े sain hoze

San Jose in Tamil

a city in California, USA
சான் ஹொசே cāṉ hocē

San Jose in Marathi

a city in California, USA
सॅन होझे sĕn hojhe

San Jose in Urdu

a city in California, USA
سان ہوزے، کیلیفورنیا sān hoze, kelefornyā
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San Jose in Bengali
স্যান হোসে sên hōśe
San Jose in Telugu
శాన్ ఓసె śān ōse
San Jose in Kannada
ಸ್ಯಾನ್ ಜೋಸ್ syān jōs
San Jose in Punjabi
ਸਾਨ ਹੋਜ਼ੇ sān hoze
San Jose in Gujarati
સાન હોસે sān hose
San Jose in Nepali
सान होसे sān hose
San Jose in Arabic
سَان هُوزِيه sān huzīh
San Jose in Persian
سن خوزه
San Jose in Thai
แซนโฮเซ
San Jose in Vietnamese
San Jose, San José, Xan Hô-xê, Thánh Hà Tây

Origin of San Jose

Borrowed from Spanish San José (“Saint Joseph”) (Anglicized with removal of accent).

Words formed from San Jose

Questions about San Jose

What does San Jose mean?
San Jose means a large city, the county seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States.
What is San Jose in Hindi?
San Jose in Hindi is सैन होज़े (sain hoze). See San Jose meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is San Jose?
San Jose is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce San Jose?
San Jose is pronounced /ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ/ (US).

Words near San Jose in the dictionary

  1. San Joaquin
  2. San Joaquin County
  3. San Joaquin fever
  4. San Joaquin Valley fever
  5. San Jorge
  6. San Jose
  7. San Jose de Buan
  8. San Jose de Buenavista
  9. San Jose de Urquico
  10. San Jose del Monte
  11. San Jose East

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