Santa Ana

[san-tuh an-uh, sahn-tah ah-nah]

noun

1. a city in southwestern California.

2. a city in northwestern El Salvador.

3. Meteorology.,  (in southern California) a weather condition in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions.

4. Santa Anna.

Santa Ana

noun

1. a city in NW El Salvador: the second largest city in the country; coffee-processing industry. Pop: 172 000 (2005 est)

2. a city in SW California: commercial and processing centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop: 342 510 (2003 est)

Santa Ana

1. A strong, dry, hot wind that blows from the desert regions of southern California toward the Pacific coast, usually in winter. The Santa Ana wind occurs when a region of high pressure forms over the Great Basin (the high plateau east of the Sierra mountains and west of the Rocky mountains). The clockwise rotation of air around this high-pressure region forces air down from the plateau. As it descends, the air warms up and picks up speed. Because the wind is hot and dry, it contributes to the hazardous fire conditions of southern California.

Example Sentences

A federal grand jury in Santa Ana indicted Adrian Martinez, 20, on the charge of conspiracy to impede a federal officer, after he tried to intervene in an immigration arrest in June.

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That forced Bishop Montgomery to forfeit Friday’s game against Santa Ana Mater Dei because of a lack of players.

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Finally, Kolding and his wife, who are both marathon runners, wanted a landscape that mimicked the color and fragrance they experienced on their runs in the Laguna Hills and Santa Ana Mountains.

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Bishop Montgomery told officials at Mater Dei on Monday that it will not be able to play its scheduled football game Friday at Santa Ana Stadium, thus forfeiting to the No. 1-ranked Monarchs.

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Except for an unexplained trip to a detention center in Santa Ana, Guerrero-Cruz was detained in downtown L.A. for the first week — which included last Thursday, when his classmates began the new school year.

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