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Santa Ana1 definition

Santa Ana (san′tə an′ə)

hot desert wind from the east or northeast in S Calif.

Etymology: Sp, Saint Anne

Santa Ana2 definition

Santa Ana (san′tə an′ə; for 2, Sp sän′tä ä′nä)

  1. city in SW Calif.: pop. 338,000
  2. city in W El Salvador: pop. 202,000

Etymology: Sp, Saint Anne

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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