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San Benito

(Encyclopedia) San BenitoSan Benitosăn bənēˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 20,125), Cameron co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1911. San Benito is chiefly a processing center for citrus fruit and vegetables grown…

San Juan del Sur

(Encyclopedia) San Juan del SurSan Juan del Sursän hwän [key]San Juan del Surdĕl s&oomacr;r [key], town, SW Nicaragua, on the Pacific Ocean. It was the Pacific terminus of the transit route…

San Martín, José de

(Encyclopedia) San Martín, José deSan Martín, José dehōsāˈ ᵺā sän märtēnˈ [key], 1778–1850, South American revolutionist, b. Yapeyú, in present-day Argentina. After service with the Spanish army in…

San Cristóbal, city, Venezuela

(Encyclopedia) San CristóbalSan Cristóbalsän krēstōˈbäl [key], city (1990 pop. 220,675), capital of Táchira state, W Venezuela, in a mountainous region near the Colombian border. It is a commercial,…

San Cristóbal, city, Dominican Republic

(Encyclopedia) San CristóbalSan Cristóbalsän krēstōˈbäl [key], city (1993 pop. 88,376), S Dominican Republic, on a Caribbean coastal plain. The city was founded in the late 16th cent. The first…

San Francisco

(Encyclopedia) San Francisco San Francisco săn frănsĭsˈkō , city (2020 pop. 873,965), coextensive with San Francisco co…

Brewer's: Sans Peur et Sans Reproche

Pierre du Terrail, Chevalier de Bayard, was called Le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche. (1476-1524.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Sans SouciSans…

San Carlos

(Encyclopedia) San CarlosSan Carlossăn kärˈlōs [key], residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts.

San Benedetto del Tronto

(Encyclopedia) San Benedetto del TrontoSan Benedetto del Trontosän bĕnədĕˈtō dĕl trŏnˈtō [key], city (1991 pop. 42,693), Marches, central Italy, on the Adriatic. It is an important sea port.

Sesto San Giovanni

(Encyclopedia) Sesto San GiovanniSesto San Giovannisĕˈstō sän jōvänˈnē [key], city (1991 pop. 86,721), Lombardy, N Italy; an industrial suburb of Milan. Manufactures include iron, machinery,…