Las Cruces

proper noun

An unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

OriginSpanish las cruces →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States.

    The famed Farmers & Crafts Market on Main Street in downtown Las Cruces is a lively gathering of regional farmers, bakers, makers, jewelers, artists, food trucks and street musicians.

    2025 June 26, Judith Fein, “A sunny spot where desert, mountains and cultures mix”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2025
  3. A municipality in Petén department, Guatemala.
  4. A corregimiento in Los Santos province, Panama.
  5. A corregimiento in Veraguas province, Panama.

Origin

  1. Spanishlas cruces“the crosses”
  2. EnglishLas Cruces

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

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APA

Las Cruces. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Las%20Cruces

MLA

“Las Cruces.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Las%20Cruces. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Las Cruces,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Las%20Cruces.

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