san jose

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Places named after Saint Joseph

City (pop., 2000: 894,943), west-central California, U.S. Located southeast of San Francisco, San Jose was the first civil settlement in California. It was founded in 1777 as a Spanish military supply base and became the state's first capital (1849-51). In 1850 it became the first chartered city in California. It was a trade depot for the California gold fields. The railroad from San Francisco improved trade connections for the produce of nearby farms. It is a processing and distribution centre for a rich agricultural area producing fruit and wine. It is part of Silicon Valley, and its industries include the manufacture of electronic, computer, and aerospace components, auto parts, and consumer goods

the capital and largest city of Costa Rica a city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries

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Places named after Saint Joseph (acquired from Spanish)

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capital of Costa Rica; city in western California (USA)

San Jose scale

A destructive scale insect (Aspidiotus perniciosus) that damages fruit trees and fruit-bearing plants. Species (Aspidiotus perniciosus) of scale insect first discovered in North America at San Jose, Cal. , in 1880 but probably a native of China. A waxy gray secretion (the scale) covers the yellow females, which are about 0.06 in. (1.5 mm) in diameter. The scale is elevated in the center and is surrounded by a yellow ring. The female produces several generations of living young each year. San Jose scales can completely cover tree branches and may eventually kill the tree

san jose scale

small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees

Hyphenation

San jose

Turkish pronunciation

sän hōzey

Pronunciation

/ˈsan ˌhōˈzā/ /ˈsæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ/

Etymology

(abbreviation.) From Spanish, the Anglicized form of San José.

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