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San José

1 American  
[sahn haw-se] / ˌsɑn hɔˈsɛ /

noun

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


San Jose 2 American  
[san hoh-zey] / ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ /

noun

  1. a city in W California.


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.)

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The new platform, set to be revealed at Nvidia’s GTC developer conference in San Jose next month, will incorporate a chip designed by the startup Groq, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“So as mayor of San Jose, Matt focused on the basics and delivered results on the things that matter most. The safest big city in America, a sharp drop in street homelessness and thousands of homes built. As governor, Matt Mahan will focus on results Californians need to have, like affordable homes, safe neighborhoods and good schools.”

From Los Angeles Times

Last year the hair care company John Paul Mitchell Systems moved from Southern California to Wilmer, Texas, and the green energy company GAF moved from San José to Georgetown, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times

Calls and messages from people who saw the viral Facebook post — which warned that this could be Lumi’s “final night” — inundated the San José Animal Care and Services shelter.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Facebook group ‘Saving Shelter Dogs from Euthanasia’ recently shared a false, AI-generated post claiming that our shelter dog named Lumi was at risk of euthanasia,” the city of San José Animal Care and Services said in its own social media post.

From Los Angeles Times