San Fernando

[ sahn fer-nahn-daw san fer-nan-doh ]

noun

1. a city in E Argentina, near Buenos Aires.
2. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

San Fernando

/ san fɛrˈnando /

noun

1. a port in Trinidad and Tobago, on Trinidad on the Gulf of Paria: the second-largest town in the country. Pop: 55 149 (2000)
2. an inland port in W Venezuela, on the Apure River. Pop: 84 180 (latest est) Official nameSan Fernando de Apure
3. a port in SW Spain, on the Isla de León SE of Cádiz; site of an arsenal (founded 1790) and of the most southerly observatory in Europe. Pop: 88 490 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

“Those of us who sacrificed many years of their lives to live here now must be just fine with another group that is probably younger now being placed by the government into our community?” one San Fernando Valley resident wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles will soon begin building a $740-million project to transform wastewater into purified drinking water in the San Fernando Valley, expanding the city’s local water supply in an effort to prepare for worsening droughts compounded by climate change.

From Los Angeles Times

River watershed, said she is glad the city is following through to complete the water recycling project in the San Fernando Valley, but that L.A. should also focus more on managing its stormwater better.

From Los Angeles Times

A 23-year-old man accused of an online sextortion scheme in the San Fernando Valley awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to distributing explicit images of minors, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California confirmed Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

A rare sighting of a black bear in the San Fernando Valley occurred last week.

From Los Angeles Times