San Juan (s n wän , sän hwän)1. A city of northwest Argentina west of Córdoba. Founded in 1562, it was moved to its present site in the 1590s. Population: 112,000. 2. The capital and largest city of Puerto Rico, in the northeast part of the island on the Atlantic Ocean. Settled by Ponce de León in 1508-1509, it was attacked by English buccaneers in the 1590s and sacked by the Dutch in 1625. American forces took control of the city during the Spanish-American War (1898). Population: 427,000. |
San Juan (Spanish) [saŋ ˈxwan]
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1. (Placename) the capital and chief port of Puerto Rico, on the NE coast; University of Puerto Rico; manufacturing centre. Pop.: 421 958 (2000)
2. (Placename) a city in W Argentina: almost completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1944. Pop.: 120 000 (1999 est.)
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| Noun | 1. |  San Juan - the capital and largest city of Puerto RicoCommonwealth of Puerto Rico, Porto Rico, Puerto Rico, PR - a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico |
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