Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern California on San Francisco Bay northwest of San Jose. It was founded with nearby Stanford University in the 1890s and is now a research center.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a university town in California
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Examples
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My family and I spent four years in Manila and Shanghai; now we call Palo Alto, California, home.
Forbes.com: News Jerry McLaughlin 2011
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My family and I spent four years in Manila and Shanghai; now we call Palo Alto, California, home.
Forbes.com: News Jerry McLaughlin 2012
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My family and I spent four years in Manila and Shanghai; now we call Palo Alto, California, home.
Forbes.com: News Jerry McLaughlin 2012
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My family and I spent four years in Manila and Shanghai; now we call Palo Alto, California, home.
Forbes.com: News Jerry McLaughlin 2012
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Nedry just assumed that was a mistake, and had called Palo Alto to verify it.
Jurassic Park Crichton, Michael, 1942- 1991
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The very audacity of the little American army, however, seemed to paralyze the Mexicans who practically made no resistance until Taylor reached a place called Palo Alto, which in Spanish means "Tall Trees."
On the Trail of Grant and Lee Frederick Trevor Hill 1898
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There had been sharp fighting at intervals since the middle of the forenoon, beginning at a place called Palo Alto, or "The Tall Trees," and the Mexicans had been driven back with loss.
Ahead of the Army William Osborn Stoddard 1880
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This timber was struck six or eight miles out from the besieged garrison, at a point known as Palo Alto -- "Tall trees" or
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The company decided to move its headquarters to San Mateo County from Palo Alto, which is located in Santa Clara County, because it needed more office space for a burgeoning staff.
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"Before I make an investment in something that requires 'brain damage,' or a lot of work and energy, I figure out how much money I can make," he said, referring to Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett-Packard.
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