Meanings
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Contra Costa County.
A former northern California police officer imprisoned in connection with one fatal shooting will not be charged for a second fatal shooting which led to the death of Tyrell Wilson, a 32-year-old Black man, the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
2022 October 30, Alaa Elassar, Rebekah Riess, Joe Sutton, “Former California police officer involved in the fatal shooting of Tyrell Wilson won’t be charged”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- SpanishContra Costa
- EnglishContra Costa
From Spanish Contra Costa (literally “opposite coast”), from contra + costa.
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Contra Costa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Contra%20Costa
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