Meanings
proper noun
- A city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
Colleen Kumada-McGowan stands in floodwaters in front of her home in Watsonville on January 9.
2023 January 16, “California’s flooding, in pictures”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2023
Origin
From Watson + -ville, named after John H. Watson.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Watsonville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Watsonville
MLA
“Watsonville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Watsonville. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Watsonville,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Watsonville.
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