San Antonio

San·An·to·nio
US/sænənˈtoʊnioʊ/

proper noun

A municipality and village in Arauco department, La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative informal San Antone

  1. Places in Argentina:
    1. A municipality and village in Arauco department, La Rioja Province, Argentina.
    2. A municipality and village in General Juan Facundo Quiroga department, La Rioja Province, Argentina.
    3. A municipality of Fray Mamerto Esquiú department, Catamarca Province, Argentina.
    4. A village and municipality of Paclín department, Catamarca Province, Argentina.
    5. A town and municipality of Jujuy Province, Argentina.
    6. A city in Misiones Province, Argentina.
  2. Places in Belize:
    1. A village in Corozal district, Belize.
    2. A village in Orange Walk district, Belize.
    3. A village in Cayo district, Belize.
    4. A village in Toledo district, Belize.
  3. A municipality of Tolima department, Colombia.
  4. A district in the canton of Alajuela canton, Costa Rica.
  5. Places in Chile:
    1. A major port city in Chile.
    2. A former department of Chile.
  6. Places in Honduras:
    1. A municipality of Copán department, Honduras.
    2. A municipality of Intibucá department, Honduras.
  7. Places in Mexico:
    1. A small town in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
    2. A town and municipality of San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
  8. A corregimiento in the Atalaya District, Veraguas, Panama.
  9. Places in Paraguay:
    1. A city in the Central Department, Paraguay.
    2. A neighborhood of Asunción, Paraguay.
  10. Places in the Philippines:
    1. Various barangays of the Philippines.
    2. Various municipalities of the Philippines.
  11. A village in the municipality of Requena, Valencian Community, Spain.
  12. Places in the United States:
    1. A large city, the county seat of Bexar County, Texas, United States.
    2. A community in the barrio of Higuillar, Dorado, Puerto Rico.
  13. Places in Uruguay:
    1. A village in the Canelones Department, Uruguay.
    2. A suburb of Salto, Salto Department, Uruguay.

Origin

  1. SpanishSan Antonio
  2. EnglishSan Antonio

Borrowed from Spanish San Antonio, named after St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), Franciscan friar.

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Translations

Bulgarian Сан Анто́нио
  • Сан Анто́нио (San António)Texan city
Chinese Mandarin 圣安东尼奥, 聖安東尼奧 /圣安东尼奥
  • 圣安东尼奥 (Shèng Āndōngní'ào)Texan city
  • 聖安東尼奧 /圣安东尼奥 (Shèng Āndōngní'ào)Texan city
German San Antonio
  • San AntonioTexan city
Japanese サンアントニオ, サン・アントニオ
  • サンアントニオTexan city
  • サン・アントニオ (San antonio)Texan city
Korean 산안토니오
  • 산안토니오 (sanantonio)Texan city
Latin Antoniopolis, Sanctus Antonius
  • AntoniopolisTexan city
  • Sanctus AntoniusTexan city
Russian Сан-Анто́нио
  • Сан-Анто́нио (San-António)Texan city
Spanish San Antonio
  • San AntonioTexan city
Turkish San Antonio
  • San AntonioTexan city
Cite this entry
APA

San Antonio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/San%20Antonio

MLA

“San Antonio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/San%20Antonio. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “San Antonio,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/San%20Antonio.

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