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La Palma

American  
[luh pahl-muh] / lə ˈpɑl mə /

noun

  1. a city in SW California.


La Palma British  
/ la ˈpalma /

noun

  1. an island in the N Atlantic, in the NW Canary Islands: administratively part of Spain. Chief town: Santa Cruz de la Palma. Pop: 85 547 (2002 est). Area: 725 sq km (280 sq miles)

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Fullerton 11, La Palma Kennedy 1: Noah Wise recorded six strikeouts in three innings for Fullerton.

From Los Angeles Times

Gloria’s goal is to read the newspaper, and Alfredo surprises me when he says, “What I wish is to be able to read José Martí’s poems. Show me how to read Yo soy un hombre sincero / de donde crece la palma. That’s who I am, a sincere man from where the palm trees grow.”

From Literature

It’s stocked with “some of the best snacks in all of L.A.” including Burritos La Palma and La Morra Pizzeria, she says.

From Los Angeles Times

In early 2008, and again in early 2018, a disease killed about 93% of D. africanum off Tenerife and La Palma, and about 90% off the islands of neighboring Madeira.

From Science Daily

In February 2022, Cano and colleagues noticed that D. africanum had started to die off in large numbers off La Palma and Gomera, islands in the western part of the Canary archipelago.

From Science Daily