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- proper noun A
city located in San Mateo County,California ,United States . - proper noun One name for the
mission located inMonterey County, California - proper noun A native
people of the Monterey County region. - proper noun The native
language spoken in the Monterey County region. - proper noun Places named after
Saint Charles (acquired from the Spanish)
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Examples
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This was called San Carlos of Monterey, and the settlement was the capital of Alta California for many years.
Stories of California Ella M. Sexton
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After some bickering, we arranged for carriers to San Carlos, which is the _cabecera_ of the district.
In Indian Mexico (1908) Frederick Starr 1895
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That afternoon we drove all about old Naples, visiting many of the quaint and handsome old cathedrals and palaces, and that night we went to hear "Lucretia Borgia," at the San Carlos, which is one of the most magnificent theaters to be found in all Europe.
A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson Adrian Constantine Anson 1887
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The college seminary of San Carlos, which is located in the city of
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Some orange, banana, and plantain trees exhaust the list of the productions of San Carlos, which is supported by being a calling place for all vessels proceeding up and down the river, and by the
The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855
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The city seal calls San Carlos "The City of Good Living," a motto adopted in the early days.
AroundTheCapitol.com 2010
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Conditions were so bad, U.S. soldier's dubbed San Carlos agency "Hell's forty acres."
Native Unity BobbieoAZ 2010
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But I lived in Mexico all my life in a small turism town called San Carlos and the people that visit there leave happy and we treat them the best we can.
CTV News RSS Feed 2009
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A city news release says the San Jose Mercury-News once called San Carlos "The Perfect City."
AroundTheCapitol.com 2010
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In the Bay Area, towns such as San Carlos have outsourced their policing to the San Mateo County Sheriff Department, saving an estimated $2 million a year, because they had no funds to pay their own police force.
Oakland Grapples With Depleted Force Bobby White 2011
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