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Ventura County

Ventura County proper noun: one of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Ventura.

Proper noun

Ventura County

  1. One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Ventura.
    • Ventura County firefighters watch as a helicopter makes a drop on a hot spot in Scotts Valley on August 3.2018 August 13, “Massive wildfires scorching California”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 May 2026
    • Despite fire officials ordering the evacuation of thousands of homes, 250 residents chose to stay, according to Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff. Some wanted to defend their homes, while others, like Snyder, had fireproofed their homes and felt confident in their chances.2024 November 10, Alaa Elassar, “As California wildfires become more frequent, people will need to fireproof their homes. Here’s what it takes to do it”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Dec...

Origin of Ventura County

Named after the Mission San Buenaventura.

Questions about Ventura County

What does Ventura County mean?
Ventura County means one of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Ventura.
What part of speech is Ventura County?
Ventura County is a proper noun.

Words near Ventura County in the dictionary

  1. Ventry
  2. vents
  3. Ventsislav
  4. Ventspils
  5. Ventura
  6. Ventura County
  7. venturable
  8. venture
  9. venture capital
  10. venture capitalism
  11. venture capitalist

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