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Santa Ana

[ san-tuh an-uh Spanish sahn-tah ah-nah ]

noun

  1. a city in southwestern California.
  2. a city in northwestern El Salvador.
  3. Meteorology. (in southern California) a weather condition in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions.


Santa Ana

noun

  1. ˈsanta ˈana a city in NW El Salvador: the second largest city in the country; coffee-processing industry. Pop: 172 000 (2005 est)
  2. ˈsæntə ˈænə a city in SW California: commercial and processing centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop: 342 510 (2003 est)


Santa Ana

/ săn′təănə /

  1. A strong, dry, hot wind that blows from the desert regions of southern California toward the Pacific coast, usually in winter. The Santa Ana wind occurs when a region of high pressure forms over the Great Basin (the high plateau east of the Sierra mountains and west of the Rocky mountains). The clockwise rotation of air around this high-pressure region forces air down from the plateau. As it descends, the air warms up and picks up speed. Because the wind is hot and dry, it contributes to the hazardous fire conditions of southern California.


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She appeared in a Santa Ana courtroom on Thursday wearing a dark blue prison jumpsuit with her hair tied up in a bun.

MADRID Of the many hotels in Madrid, I prefer the ones between the Plaza de Santa Ana and the Plaza de Lavapiés.

He is a member of the Santa Ana Pueblo, one of the 22 tribes in New Mexico.

All these bear the same name, with the prefix of the dedicatory patron, Santa Ana.

Santa Ana himself subdued the opposition in Zacatecas, where his soldiers were permitted to plunder widely.Ed.

He told us that he was a full-blooded indian, whose native tongue was Aztec, and who lived in Santa Ana.

Santa Ana had usurped the powers of the government, and was absolute dictator under the name of President.

They said Santa Ana had no right to sell the territory, as he was an usurper and possessed no authority from the Mexican people.

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