Meanings
- A census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
The 22-year-old had killed six people in a shooting and stabbing spree in Isla Vista, California, before turning a gun on himself.
2018 August 29, Jim Taylor, “The woman who founded the 'incel' movement”, in BBC1 more example
It was Feb. 23, 2001, when David Attias — a then-University of California-Santa Barbara freshman and son of Hollywood director Daniel Attias — plowed his turbo-charged Saab into a group of young adults in the same Isla Vista neighborhood of the coastal community, killing four and permanently injuring another before climbing atop the car and declaring himself "the Angel of Death."
2014 May 30, Hollie McKay, “'01 Santa Barbara killer walks free as families relive carnage 13 years later”, in Fox News
Origin
- SpanishIsla Vista
- EnglishIsla Vista
Borrowed from Spanish Isla Vista, from isla (island) + vista (view), literally "Island View".
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Isla Vista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isla%20Vista
“Isla Vista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isla%20Vista. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Isla Vista,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Isla%20Vista.
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