La Palma
a city in SW California.
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How to use La Palma in a sentence
Taylor's left was met by cannonade, but the Mexican column was overthrown and the entire force fell back to Resaca de La Palma.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonResaca de La Palma A regiment charged in column, and, joined by the skirmishers, seized the enemy's artillery.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonBetween La Palma and the river mouth we did not see a sign of human life.
The Pirate of Panama | William MacLeod RaineWe were steaming slowly past the village of La Palma along a precipitous shore heavily timbered.
The Pirate of Panama | William MacLeod RaineFormerly the river ran by Resaca de La Palma, some four or five miles east of the present channel.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete | Ulysses S. Grant
British Dictionary definitions for La Palma
/ (Spanish la ˈpalma) /
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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