santa ana

Definition of Santa Ana in English :

Noun

1. santa ana

a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast

2. antonio lopez de santa ana, antonio lopez de santa anna, santa ana, santa anna

Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)

3. santa ana

a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach

4. santa ana

a city in western El Salvador

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Santa Ana

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noun

1. (Spanish ˈsanta ˈana)

a city in NW El Salvador: the second largest city in the country; coffee-processing industry. Pop: 172 000 (2005 est)

2. (ˈsæntə ˈænə)

a city in SW California: commercial and processing centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop: 342 510 (2003 est)

Santa Ana

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

1.

city in SW Calif.: pop. 338,000

2.

city in W El Salvador: pop. 202,000

Santa Ana

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A city of southern California southeast of Los Angeles. Now the largest city in Orange County, Santa Ana grew as an agricultural center in the fertile valley of the Santa Ana River, about 145 km (90 mi) long. Northeast of the city, the river crosses the northern end of the Santa Ana Mountains, a coastal range rising to 1,733 m (5,687 ft), and forms Santa Ana Canyon.

n.

A strong dry hot wind blowing from the desert regions of southern California toward the Pacific coast, usually in winter.

Mexican military and political leader who tried to crush the Texan revolt. Victorious at the Alamo (1836), he was soon after defeated and captured by the Texans. In the Mexican War he lost several major battles (1846-1847) to Gen. Zachary Taylor.

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