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San Marcos
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English
Etymology
en es San Marcos Saint Mark, various places usually named in honor of Mark the Evangelist.
Pronunciation
en /sæn ˈmɑɹkəs/ /sæn ˈmɑɹkoʊs/ US
Proper noun
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en village/and/rural municipality p:Suf/Salta c/Argentina.
en town dept/Antioquia c/Colombia.
en town dept/Sucre c/Colombia.
en capital city can/Tarrazú p/San José c/Costa Rica, also known as San Marcos de Tarrazú.
en urban parish city/Quito c/Ecuador.
en municipality/and/suburb city/San Salvador c/El Salvador.
en city/and/municipality/capital dept/San Marcos c/Guatemala.
en municipality dept/Ocotepeque c/Honduras.
en municipality dept/Santa Bárbara c/Honduras.
en number of places c/Mexico.
en island s/Baja California Sur.
en town/seat mun:pref/San Marcos s/Guerrero.
en Mary Gilbert Erick, the strongest hurricane to hit Mexico so early in the year, triggers deadly flooding w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/weather/hurricane-erick-landfall-mexico-climate 2025-06-19 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250815175525/https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/19/weather/hurricane-erick-landfall-mexico-climate
en town/and/municipality s/Jalisco.
en municipality dept/Carazo c/Nicaragua.
en town/capital p:pref/San Marcos dept/Cajamarca c/Peru.
en number of places c/US.
en city co/San Diego County s/California: San Marcos, California.
en city/county seat co/Hays County s/Texas: San Marcos, Texas.
en Governor Abbott Condemns City Of San Marcos Antisemitic Resolution Office of the Texas Governor https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-condemns-city-of-san-marcos-antisemitic-resolution 2025-04-29 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250724205628/https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-condemns-city-of-san-marcos-antisemitic-resolution
en river s/Texas.
en historical en @former name of:Santiago island p/Galapagos c/Ecuador.
Anagrams
en aacmnorss mascarons
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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es department c/Guatemala
es province r/Cajamarca c/Peru
es town dept/San Salvador c/El Salvador
Derived terms
es sanmarqueño sanmarquense
Further reading
es San Marcos (Guatemala)