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San Jose
(san′ hō zā′)
city in WC Calif.: pop. 895,000
Origin: Sp, San José, St. Joseph
See San Jose in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of western California southeast of San Francisco. Founded in 1777, it was the state capital from December 1849 to January 1852. Population: 930,000.
The capital and largest city of Costa Rica, in the central part of the country. Settled c. 1736, it became the capital in 1823. Population: 336,000.
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