San Marcos
US/sæn ˈmɑɹkəs/
San Marcos proper noun: a village and rural municipality of Salta Province, Argentina.
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San Marcos
- A village and rural municipality of Salta Province, Argentina.
- A town in Antioquia department, Colombia.
- A town in Sucre department, Colombia.
- The capital city of Tarrazú canton, San José, Costa Rica, also known as San Marcos de Tarrazú.
- An urban parish of Quito, Ecuador.
- A municipality and suburb of San Salvador, El Salvador.
- A city and municipality, the capital of San Marcos department, Guatemala.
- A municipality of Ocotepeque department, Honduras.
- A municipality of Santa Bárbara department, Honduras.
- An island of Baja California Sur.
- A town, the seat of the municipality of San Marcos, Guerrero.
- The hurricane’s heavy rain created rushing rivers in Oaxaca and neighboring Guerrero Thursday, killing at least one person in San Marcos. A 1-year-old boy drowned in the town – located about 30 miles east of Acapulco – after his mother tried to cross a swollen river while carrying him, according to...2025 June 19, Mary Gilbert, “Erick, the strongest hurricane to hit Mexico so early in the year, triggers deadly flooding”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2025
- A town and municipality of Jalisco.
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- A municipality of Carazo department, Nicaragua.
- A town, the capital of the province of San Marcos, Cajamarca department, Peru.
- A city in San Diego County, California: San Marcos, California.
- A city, the county seat of Hays County, Texas: San Marcos, Texas.
- In the letter, Governor Abbott noted that San Marcos is required to certify that it will comply with all state laws when it enters into grant agreements with his office, including laws prohibiting government support for boycotts of Israel, and that the Governor's Office is currently reviewing...2025 April 29, “Governor Abbott Condemns City Of San Marcos Antisemitic Resolution”, in Office of the Texas Governor, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2025
- A river in Texas.
- Former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
Origin of San Marcos
Borrowed from Spanish San Marcos (“Saint Mark”), various places usually named in honor of Mark the Evangelist.
Questions about San Marcos
- What does San Marcos mean?
- San Marcos means a village and rural municipality of Salta Province, Argentina.
- What part of speech is San Marcos?
- San Marcos is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce San Marcos?
- San Marcos is pronounced /sæn ˈmɑɹkəs/ (US).
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