Meanings
proper noun
- A coastal city and municipality, the capital of the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Official name: Donostia / San Sebastián.
- A town and municipality of San Vicente department, El Salvador.
Origin
- SpanishSan Sebastián
- SpanishSan Sebastián
- EnglishSan Sebastián
Borrowed from Spanish San Sebastián.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque Donostia
- Donostiacoastal city of Spain
Catalan Sant Sebastià
- Sant Sebastiàcoastal city of Spain
French Saint-Sébastien
- Saint-Sébastiencoastal city of Spain
Italian San Sebastiano, San Sebastián
- San Sebastianocoastal city of Spain
- San Sebastiáncoastal city of Spain
Japanese サン・セバスティアン
- サン・セバスティアン (San sebasutian)coastal city of Spain
Latin Sanctus Sebastianus
- Sanctus Sebastianuscoastal city of Spain
Polish San Sebastian, San Sebastián
- San Sebastiancoastal city of Spain
- San Sebastiáncoastal city of Spain
Portugal Donóstia
- Donóstiacoastal city of Spain
Spanish San Sebastián
- San Sebastiáncoastal city of Spain
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APA
San Sebastián. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/San%20Sebasti%C3%A1n
MLA
“San Sebastián.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/San%20Sebasti%C3%A1n. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “San Sebastián,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/San%20Sebasti%C3%A1n.
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