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Santa Ana   /sˈæntə ˈɑnə/   Listen
Santa Ana

noun
1.
A strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast.
2.
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).  Synonyms: Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Santa Anna.
3.
A city in southern California to the east of Long Beach.
4.
A city in western El Salvador.





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"Santa Ana" Quotes from Famous Books



... a number of great earthquakes. The records go back to the earthquake at Santa Ana in 1769. Not very much is known of this earthquake, though a church was built there and dedicated ...
— Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror • Richard Linthicum


Words linked to "Santa Ana" :   urban center, El Salvador, Calif., California, full general, Golden State, general, Salvador, air current, current of air, Republic of El Salvador, ca, Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, city, Santa Anna, metropolis, wind


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