San Juan Bautista
San Juan Bautista proper noun: a city in San Benito County, California, United States, named after the eponymous mission.
Proper noun
San Juan Bautista
- A city in San Benito County, California, United States, named after the eponymous mission.
- Synonyms:
- synonym of Mutsun
- The native people of this region.
- Synonyms:
- synonym of Mutsun
- The native language spoken in this region.
Synonyms of San Juan Bautista
- synonym of Mutsun
Forms of San Juan Bautista
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Origin of San Juan Bautista
The Spanish named a California mission San Juan Bautista meaning Saint John the Baptist, when they founded it in the late 18th century. The name was expanded by linguists to mean the natives of the region gathered at the mission, and their primary language.
Questions about San Juan Bautista
- What does San Juan Bautista mean?
- San Juan Bautista means a city in San Benito County, California, United States, named after the eponymous mission.
- What part of speech is San Juan Bautista?
- San Juan Bautista is a proper noun.
Words near San Juan Bautista in the dictionary
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