San Di·e·go

(săn dē-ā′gō)

A city of southern California on San Diego Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean near the Mexican border. Founded as a Spanish mission in 1769, the city grew as a port after the coming of the railroad in the 1880s.

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San Diego

(ˌsæn dɪˈeɪɡəʊ)

(Placename) a port in S California, on the Pacific: naval base; two universities. Pop: 1 266 753 (2003 est)

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San Di•e•go

(ˌsæn diˈeɪ goʊ)
n.

a seaport in SW California. 1,171,121.

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San Diego - a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base

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

San Diego Bay - a bay of the Pacific in southern California

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San Diego, San Barbara, Monterey, the bay of San Francisco, and the northern port of Bondago; all afford anchorage for ships of the largest class.

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Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the Cisco, and, to Wolf Larsen's huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the San Diego. So that, at the end of five days, we found ourselves short but four men--Henderson, Holyoak, Williams, and Kelly,--and were once more hunting on the flanks of the herd.

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Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide- water dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego. Because men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal, and because steamship and transportation companies were booming the find, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland.

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San Diego wants one in time for her Panama Canal Exposition in 1915.

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Built one place at San Diego, the old man has; another at Los Angeles; owns half a dozen railroads, half the lumber on the Pacific slope, and lets his wife spend the money," the Philadelphian went on lazily.

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Benson was in the tower, we were bound for San Diego and all looked well.

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I could not help but compare this once great water-way with the waters about our New York, or Rio, or San Diego, or Valparaiso.

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Southwest said offering a time-saving journey between Spokane and San Diego answers a demand for Southwest's value among both business and leisure travelers.

Southwest Airlines launches 1st San Diego/Spokane nonstop flight service

Community Rowing of San Diego (CRSD), a public benefit organization that empowers youth to reach their potential through the sport of rowing, welcomes rowing fans of all ages to come join the fun at an inaugural Fan Experience on April 6 and 7, at the 46th Annual San Diego Crew Classic spectator area on Crown Point Shores, Mission Bay.

Community Rowing of San Diego Brings a New Fan Experience to the San Diego Crew Classic, Offers Insider's View Into the Sport of Rowing

The proclamation notes that San Diego and Baku established sister-neighborhood partnership in 2011.

U.S. City of San Diego proclaims December 31 as 'Azerbaijani Solidarity Day'

The Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS[R] (SDAR) has announced its wholly owned and operated "San Diego MLS," providing real estate brokers and agents better tools, information and services needed to power their business, the company said.

San Diego MLS providing service to San Diego County

He is responsible for further expanding Opus' commercial and corporate client base in San Diego County.

Michael Conboy joins Opus Bank