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San Sebastián

/ˌsæn ˌsɛbəsˈtjɑːn/

San Sebastián proper noun: a coastal city and municipality, the capital of the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Official name: Donostia / San Sebastián.

san sebastián: a coastal city and municipality, the capital of the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country,...
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Proper noun

San Sebastián

  1. A coastal city and municipality, the capital of the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Official name: Donostia / San Sebastián.
  2. A town and municipality of San Vicente department, El Salvador.

Origin of San Sebastián

Borrowed from Spanish San Sebastián.

Questions about San Sebastián

What does San Sebastián mean?
San Sebastián means a coastal city and municipality, the capital of the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Official name: Donostia / San Sebastián.
What part of speech is San Sebastián?
San Sebastián is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce San Sebastián?
San Sebastián is pronounced /ˌsæn ˌsɛbəsˈtjɑːn/.

Words near San Sebastián in the dictionary

  1. San Saba County
  2. San Salvador
  3. San Salvador Island
  4. San Saturnino
  5. San Sebastian
  6. San Sebastián
  7. San Sebastián Salitrillo
  8. San Serriffe
  9. San Severo
  10. San Simeon
  11. San Simon

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