San Clemente

/sæn kləˈmɛnti//sæn kləˈmɛnteɪ/

proper noun

A coastal city in Orange County, California, United States.

OriginSpanish San Clemente ← Latin Clemens →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal city in Orange County, California, United States.
  2. An island of Los Angeles, California, United States, off the coast, one of the Channel Islands.
  3. The name of places in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Italy, the Philippines and Spain
  4. historicalFormer name of Santa Cruz: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
santa cruz

Origin

  1. LatinClemens
  2. SpanishSan Clemente“St. Clement”
  3. EnglishSan Clemente

From Spanish San Clemente (“St. Clement”), various places named in honor of Clement of Rome, from Latin Clemens, from clemens (“merciful”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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