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San Jacinto definition

San· Ja·cinto (san′ jə sin′tō)

river in SE Tex., flowing into Galveston Bay: in a battle (1836) near its mouth, troops under Sam Houston won Tex. from Mexico: 100 mi (161 km)

Etymology: Sp, St. Hyacinth (13th c.)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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