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Santa Ana   /sˈæntə ˈɑnə/   Listen
Santa Ana

noun
1.
A strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast.
2.
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).  Synonyms: Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Santa Anna.
3.
A city in southern California to the east of Long Beach.
4.
A city in western El Salvador.





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"Santa Ana" Quotes from Famous Books



... a number of great earthquakes. The records go back to the earthquake at Santa Ana in 1769. Not very much is known of this earthquake, though a church was built there and dedicated as ...
— Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror • Richard Linthicum
... signal was reported to him, and cheers resounded along the lines, Collingwood cordially expressed his own satisfaction. A few moments later, just at noon, the French ship "Fougueux," the second astern of the "Santa Ana," for which the "Royal Sovereign" was steering, fired at the latter the first gun of the battle. As by a common impulse the ships of all the nations engaged hoisted their colors, and the admirals their flags,—a courteous and chivalrous salute preceding the mortal encounter. For ten ...
— The Life of Nelson, Vol. II. (of 2) - The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain • A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
... same fate would have overtaken the mission of San Cristobal, where father Romero had retreated with some fugitives from Jesus-Maria, had not the people and their priest retreated hastily upon the mission of Santa Ana. But even there they were not long in safety, and had to undertake another perilous journey down the river Iguai. Here a party of passing Mamelucos fell into an ambuscade, and were hewn in pieces, presumably before the Lord. The Mamelucos ...
— A Vanished Arcadia, • R. B. Cunninghame Graham
... "Santa Ana," the flagship of Biscay, rejoined later. In the evening Medina-Sidonia saw the coast of England, and notes that it was "said to be the Lizard." On the Saturday the admiral writes that "at dawn the Armada was near with the land, so as we were seen therefrom, whereupon they made fire ...
— Famous Sea Fights - From Salamis to Tsu-Shima • John Richard Hale


Words linked to "Santa Ana" :   Calif., full general, wind, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, general, ca, California, urban center, Republic of El Salvador, air current, Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, city, metropolis, El Salvador, Golden State, current of air, Salvador


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