Loma Prieta

proper noun

The highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California, United States.

Origin

  1. Spanish[Term?]
  2. EnglishLoma Prieta

From Spanish [Term?] (literally “Dark Hill”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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