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Santa Rosa (santə rō)

  1. one of the Santa Barbara Islands: 17 mi (27 km) long
  2. city in W Calif., north of San Francisco: pop. 148,000

Etymology: Sp, St. Rose (of Lima) (1586-1617): 1st New World saint

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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