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San Antonio

American  
[san an-toh-nee-oh] / ˌsæn ænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ /

noun

  1. a city in S Texas: site of the Alamo.


San Antonio British  
/ sæn ænˈtəʊnɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in S Texas: site of the Alamo; the leading town in Texas until about 1930. Pop: 1 214 725 (2003 est)

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San Antonio Cultural  
  1. A city in south-central Texas.


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The location of the Alamo.

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  • San Antonian noun

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Twice in the past three decades, the San Antonio Spurs have sunk to the bottom of the standings and been rewarded with the top pick in the draft.

From The Wall Street Journal

The San Antonio Spurs edged the Toronto Raptors 110-107 on Wednesday, pushing their NBA winning streak to 10 games and closing in on Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder, who fell to the Detroit Pistons.

From Barron's

Aviles told the San Antonio Express-News, which published the text messages first, that the relationship and the professional ostracization his wife faced after it was discovered led her to become despondent before her death.

From Salon

Tuesday, Waymo announced External link it is operating in four new cities—Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando—bringing its total number of cities with commercial robo-taxi service to 10.

From Barron's

Reports are already emerging from the South Texas Family Residential Center an hour south of San Antonio, which ICE uses to house children slated for removal from this country, of rancid food and overcrowded cells.

From Los Angeles Times