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San Jose

Noun CEFR B2
ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ

Definitions

  1. A large city, the county seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States.
  2. Alternative spelling of San Jose: a city in California, United States.
    alt-of, alternative
  3. A census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.
  4. The capital city of Costa Rica.
  5. A census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
  6. Places named after Saint Joseph (acquired from Spanish).
  7. A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines.
  8. A town in La Unión department, El Salvador.
  9. A municipality, the capital of the Dinagat Islands, Caraga, Philippines.

Equivalents

EspañolSan José
FrançaisSan José
DeutschSan José
13 more languages
ČeštinaSan José
ՀայերենՍան Խոսե
ItalianoSan Jose
ქართულისან-ხოსე
한국어산호세
PolskiSan José
РусскийСан-Хосе
УкраїнськаСан-Хосе
Tiếng ViệtSan JoseXan Hô-xê

Examples

San Jose, the county seat, is jokingly referred to as “Man Jose” by the locals, and with good reason: In the 22 to 29 age cohort, Santa Clara County has 37,410 never-married, college-grad men versus 27,147 never-married, college-grad women.”
“At least nine deaths have been reported this year, and more than 900 since 1998 – or 38 per year on average, according to the NHTSA and NoHeatStroke.org, which is run by San Jose University’s Department of Meteorology and Climate Science.”
The California counties include Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Bernardino, Ventura and others. Cities include Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Long Beach, Malibu, Culver City and Huntington Beach (see the full list below).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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