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San Andreas Fault
12 ENTRIES FOUND:
San Andreas Fault
(proper noun)
San Antonio
(proper noun)
San Bernardino
(proper noun)
San Buenaventura
(proper noun)
San Diego
(proper noun)
San Fernando Valley
(proper noun)
San Francisco
(proper noun)
San Jose
(proper noun)
San Juan
(proper noun)
San Marino
(proper noun)
San Mateo
(proper noun)
Ventura
(proper noun)
San Andreas Fault
/ˌsænæn
ˈ
drejəs/
proper noun
San Andreas Fault
/ˌsænæn
ˈ
drejəs/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SAN ANDREAS FAULT
the San Andreas Fault
also
the San Andreas
:
part of the Earth where earthquakes occur in the U.S., in California
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