Buena Vista

/ˌbwɛnə ˈvɪstə//ˌbjuːnə ˈvɪstə/

proper noun

The 1847 Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican-American War.

OriginSpanish buena →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The 1847 Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican-American War.
  2. The name of many places, especially in the United States of America:
    1. A census-designated place in Amador County, California, United States.
    2. A statutory town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.
    3. A city, the county seat of Marion County, Georgia, United States.
    4. A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
    5. A township in Clayton County, Iowa.
    6. A township and census-designated place therein, in Saginaw County, Michigan.
    7. A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
    8. An unincorporated community in the town of Potosi, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.
    9. A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
    10. A town in Richland County, Wisconsin.
    11. An unincorporated community in the town of Delafield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Origin

  1. Spanishbuena
  2. EnglishBuena Vista

From Spanish buena vista. Doublet of Boa Vista. Many of the American place names are named for the battle.

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Cite this entry
APA

Buena Vista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buena%20Vista

MLA

“Buena Vista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buena%20Vista. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buena Vista,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buena%20Vista.

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