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- City (pop., 2000: 337,977), southwestern California, U.S. Located east of Long Beach, the site was laid out in 1869. The community developed as a centre for the farm produce of the Santa Ana valley after the Southern Pacific Railroad connected it to Los Angeles in 1878. Nearby military installations and freeway construction spurred residential and industrial growth after World War II. City (pop., 1992: 139,389), northwestern El Salvador. It is one of the country's largest cities and a major coffee-producing centre with one of the world's largest coffee mills. Other industries include the manufacture of cotton textiles, furniture, and leather goods. There are summer resorts at nearby Lake Coatepeque, and the ruined Indian city of Chalchuapa is 9 mi (14 km) west. Santa Ana Volcano, which reaches 7,755 ft (2,365 m), is also nearby
- Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876)
- a city in western El Salvador a city in southern California east of Long Beach a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
- a city in southern California east of Long Beach
- a city in western El Salvador
- a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast
- Santa Ana wind
- A foehn occurring during certain weather conditions in the Los Angeles area
- Santa Ana winds
- plural form of Santa Ana wind
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San·ta an·aTurkish pronunciation
säntı änıPronunciation
/ˈsantə ˈanə/ /ˈsæntə ˈænə/
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