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Contra Costa
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English
Etymology
From en es Contra Costa opposite coast, from es contra + es costa.
Proper noun
en Contra Costa County.
en Alaa Elassar; Rebekah Riess; Joe Sutton Former California police officer involved in the fatal shooting of Tyrell Wilson won’t be charged w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/us/tyrell-wilson-forrmer-officer-shooting-no-charges 2022-10-30 A former northern California police officer imprisoned in connection with one fatal shooting will not be charged for a second fatal shooting which led to the death of Tyrell Wilson, a 32-year-old Black man, the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. https://web.archive.org/web/20221112085229/https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/us/tyrell-wilson-forrmer-officer-shooting-no-charges
Derived terms
en Contra Costa Centre Contra Costa Center Contra Costa County County of Contra Costa
Spanish
Etymology
es :af<lit:opposite coast> contra costa<id:coast> + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
es @ellipsis of:Condado de Contra Costa<eq:Contra Costa County> county s/California c/USA Contra Costa
es condado de Contra Costa
Descendants
en Contra Costa
en County of Contra Costa
en Contra Costa County
en Contra Costa Centre
en Contra Costa Center