San Marcos

US/sæn ˈmɑɹkəs/US/sæn ˈmɑɹkoʊs/

proper noun

A village and rural municipality of Salta Province, Argentina.

OriginSpanish San Marcos →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and rural municipality of Salta Province, Argentina.
  2. A town in Antioquia department, Colombia.
  3. A town in Sucre department, Colombia.
  4. The capital city of Tarrazú canton, San José, Costa Rica, also known as San Marcos de Tarrazú.
  5. An urban parish of Quito, Ecuador.
  6. A municipality and suburb of San Salvador, El Salvador.
  7. A city and municipality, the capital of San Marcos department, Guatemala.
  8. A municipality of Ocotepeque department, Honduras.
  9. A municipality of Santa Bárbara department, Honduras.
  10. A number of places in Mexico.
    1. An island of Baja California Sur.
    2. A town, the seat of the municipality of San Marcos, Guerrero.
      1 more example

      The hurricane’s heavy rain created rushing rivers in Oaxaca and neighboring Guerrero Thursday, killing at least one person in San Marcos. A 1-year-old boy drowned in the town – located about 30 miles east of Acapulco – after his mother tried to cross a swollen river while carrying him, according to San Marcos Director of Civil Protection and Firefighters Diego Armando Valente Pineda.

      2025 June 19, Mary Gilbert, “Erick, the strongest hurricane to hit Mexico so early in the year, triggers deadly flooding”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2025
    3. A town and municipality of Jalisco.
  11. A municipality of Carazo department, Nicaragua.
  12. A town, the capital of the province of San Marcos, Cajamarca department, Peru.
  13. A number of places in the United States.
    1. A city in San Diego County, California: San Marcos, California.
    2. A city, the county seat of Hays County, Texas: San Marcos, Texas.
      1 more example

      In the letter, Governor Abbott noted that San Marcos is required to certify that it will comply with all state laws when it enters into grant agreements with his office, including laws prohibiting government support for boycotts of Israel, and that the Governor's Office is currently reviewing active grants to determine whether the City has breached terms.

      2025 April 29, “Governor Abbott Condemns City Of San Marcos Antisemitic Resolution”, in Office of the Texas Governor, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2025
    3. A river in Texas.
  14. historicalFormer name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

Origin

  1. SpanishSan Marcos“Saint Mark”
  2. EnglishSan Marcos

Borrowed from Spanish San Marcos (“Saint Mark”), various places usually named in honor of Mark the Evangelist.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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