Carlsbad

Carls·bad
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US/ˈkɑɹ(ə)lzbæd/UK/ˈkɑːlzbæd/

proper noun

A city and beach resort in San Diego County, California, United States.

OriginGerman Carlsbad →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and beach resort in San Diego County, California, United States.

    Carlsbad police filed the application for a gun violence emergency protective order against Alexander Charles Paffendorf in San Diego County Superior Court on Tuesday.

    2024 December 19, Jack Date, Like Barr, Alex Stone, “Protective order issued for man accused of plotting attack with Madison school shooter”, in ABC News
  2. A city, the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States.
  3. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tom Green County, Texas, United States.
  4. Karlovy Vary, a statutory city and spa city in western Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Origin

  1. GermanCarlsbad
  2. EnglishCarlsbad

Borrowed from German Carlsbad, the historical name of Karlovy Vary.

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Cite this entry
APA

Carlsbad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlsbad

MLA

“Carlsbad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlsbad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carlsbad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlsbad.

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