Etymology

Las Cruces

Today it means: An unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Full definition →

Spanish las cruces
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromlas cruces“the crosses”
  2. English todayLas Cruces

Borrowed from Spanish las cruces (“the crosses”).

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