San José

¹ American  

[sahn haw-se] / ˌsɑn hɔˈsɛ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Costa Rica, in the central part.

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San Jose ² American  

[san hoh-zey] / ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ /

noun

1. a city in W California.

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San Jose ¹ British  

/ ˌsæn həʊˈzeɪ /

noun

1. a city in W central California: a leading world centre of the fruit drying and canning industry. Pop: 898 349 (2003 est)

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San José ² British  

/ saŋ xoˈse /

noun

1. the capital of Costa Rica, on the central plateau: a major centre of coffee production in the mid-19th century; University of Costa Rica (1843). Pop: 1 145 000 (2005 est)

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San Jose Cultural  

1. A city in northern California.

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Center for the electronics and high-tech (see also high-tech) industries. (See Silicon Valley.)

Example Sentences

In San Jose, buyers are seeing the biggest median discounts from the initial list price at $70,900, and in Los Angeles, $61,000.

From MarketWatch

The city passed its ordinance before the freeze went into effect, but others exploring the change, including San Jose and San Francisco, didn’t make the cut.

From Los Angeles Times

Lavelle swept in an emphatic finish 10 minutes from time to settle a scrappy championship game at PayPal Park in San Jose.

From Barron's

Vega, based in San Jose, Calif., said she was laid off from her recruiting role in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I don’t know that people fully appreciate the vulnerability we face as a state when it comes to our revenue sources,” said San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, a moderate Democrat.

From The Wall Street Journal