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San Ildefonso, town, Spain
(Encyclopedia)San Ildefonso lä grängˈhä [key], town (1990 pop. 5,088), Segovia prov., central Spain, in Castile and León. Near the town is the Spanish royal summer residence, called La Granja, built by Philip ...San José, city, Costa Rica
(Encyclopedia)San José sän hōsāˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 287,535), central Costa Rica, capital and largest city of Costa Rica. San José is the economic, political, and social center of Costa Rica, dominating t...Rosso di San Secondo, Piermaria
(Encyclopedia)Rosso di San Secondo, Piermaria pyĕrˌmärēˈä rôsˈsō dē sän sēkônˈdō [key], 1887–1956, Italian writer, b. Sicily. His sophisticated plays include Marionette, che passione! (1918) and La...San Francisco de Macorís
(Encyclopedia)San Francisco de Macorís ᵺā mäkōrēsˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 96,503), N Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and processing center for an agricultural region. Its port is Sanchez. ...Belmont
(Encyclopedia)Belmont bĕlˈmŏnt [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 28,335), San Mateo co., W Calif., a residential ...Gwynn, Tony
(Encyclopedia)Gwynn, Tony (Anthony Keith Gwynn), 1960–2014, American baseball player and coach, b. Los Angeles. He played baseball and basketball at San Diego State Univ., and had a record 590 career assists as a...La Mesa
(Encyclopedia)La Mesa lə māˈsə [key], city (1990 pop. 52,931), San Diego co., S Calif., a suburb of San Diego; inc. 1912. It is a retail center and a popular residence for upper- and middle-income professionals...San Clemente
(Encyclopedia)San Clemente săn klĭmĕnˈtē [key], city (1990 pop. 41,100), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; inc. 1928. Camp Pendleton, a large U.S. marine base, adjoins the city, which is chiefly resi...San Cristóbal
(Encyclopedia)San Cristóbal sän krēstōˈbäl [key], active volcano, c.5,725 ft (1,745 m) high, Chinandega dept., NW Nicaragua. Part of a complex of five volcanic mountains, it is the country's highest volcano a...San Leandro
(Encyclopedia)San Leandro săn lēănˈdrō [key], city (1990 pop. 68,223), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1872. Metal, wood, and paper products; chemicals; leather goods; foods and beverages; me...Browse by Subject
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