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San Diego

American  
[san dee-ey-goh] / ˌsæn diˈeɪ goʊ /

noun

  1. a seaport in SW California: naval and marine base.


San Diego British  
/ ˌsæn dɪˈeɪɡəʊ /

noun

  1. a port in S California, on the Pacific: naval base; two universities. Pop: 1 266 753 (2003 est)

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San Diego Cultural  
  1. City in southern California close to the border of Mexico.


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San Diego is a cultural, educational, and medical and scientific research center; a major port and naval base; and home of the San Diego Zoo.

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Now, some officials in San Diego have begun to have second thoughts of their own.

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He previously lived for years in San Diego County, where he ran along waterways teeming with birds among reeds, willows and sycamores.

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On a cracked two-lane road on the eastern edge of San Diego County, James Cordero eased his Jeep onto the shoulder after something caught his eye.

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A psychiatrist and an attorney in San Diego say an existing statute could address severe mental illness and addiction.

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