El Cajon

[ el kuh-hohn ]

noun

1. a city in SW California.

Example Sentences

After sitting out the 1980 Moscow Olympics because of the U.S. boycott, the El Cajon native returned to earn two golds on his home turf at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.

From Salon

The El Cajon complex had been sold, according to research firm CoStar and commercial loan reports, to a giant real estate investment fund managed by the private equity firm Blackstone.

From Los Angeles Times

At the newly branded Terre at Madison, formerly Shady Lane, a property website shows photos of remodeled apartments with new flooring and spotless white walls, while boasting of “thoughtfully designed” living spaces that are “stylishly appointed with the kind of premium materials and finishes you won’t find in any other apartments for rent in El Cajon.”

From Los Angeles Times

Beverly LaHaye, a pastor’s wife whose recoil from 1970s feminism led her to build an organization advancing conservative views of the family, Concerned Women for America, which became a pillar of the Christian right, waging battles against abortion, gay rights and the Equal Rights Amendment, died on Sunday in hospice in El Cajon, Calif., near San Diego.

From New York Times

“This was an active shooter event with at least three victims,” El Cajon police said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

From Seattle Times