Palo Alto

Pal·o Al·to  (pl lt)

A city of western California northwest of San Jose. It is a residential community with an electronics industry. Population: 57,800.

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Palo Alto

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1. (Placename) a city in W California, southeast of San Francisco: founded in 1891 as the seat of Stanford University. Pop.: 55 900 (1990)

2. (Placename (Spanish)) a battlefield in E Mexico, northwest of Monterrey, where the first battle (1846) of the Mexican War took place, in which the Mexicans under General Mariano Arista were defeated by the Americans under General Zachary Taylor

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Palo Alto - a university town in California       Stanford University, Stanford - a university in California Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes