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Salinas
Salinas , city (1990 pop. 108,777), seat of Monterey co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. It is the shipping and processing center of a fertile valley famous for its grain and lettuce. Fruits, vegetables, cattle, and nursery and dairy products are also produced. Spices, candy, wines, jams, jellies, and soft drinks are made, and fruits and vegetables are canned. Wire and paper products, fertiizers, power transformers, industrial trucks, and printed circuit boards are manufactured in Salinas. The population of the city grew tremendously in late 20th cent. as the area became an outlying suburb of Silicon Valley . The Alisal area (formerly called East Salinas), which was annexed by Salinas in 1964, was settled (1933) principally by migratory farm workers. The city is the scene of an annual rodeo. John Steinbeck was born and buried in Salinas. His home and the Steinbeck Center are tourist attractions. |
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"Salinas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Salinas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Salinas.html "Salinas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Salinas.html |
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Salinas
Salinas river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising in the Santa Lucia Mts., S Calif., and flowing (partly underground) past King City, Paso Robles, and Salinas, NW to Monterey Bay. The irrigated valley is highly productive and is one of the chief lettuce-producing regions in the United States. |
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"Salinas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Salinas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SalinasR.html "Salinas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SalinasR.html |
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Salinas
Salinas, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, USA USA (California): settled in 1856 and named after the Salinas River. Its Spanish name means ‘Saltworks’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Salinas." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Salinas." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Salinas.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Salinas." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Salinas.html |
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Salinas
•pandanus
•badness, madness, sadness
•Magnus • aptness
•fatness, patness
•redness • wetness
•anus, Coriolanus, heinous, Janus, Punta Arenas, Silvanus
•genus, intravenous, Maecenas, Malvinas, Salinas, venous, Venus
•Cygnus • proteinous • ruinous
•libidinous
•multitudinous, platitudinous, pulchritudinous, vicissitudinous
•cartilaginous, farraginous, oleaginous
•fuliginous, indigenous, oxygenous, polygynous, rubiginous, vertiginous
•androgynous, autogenous, endogenous, erogenous, exogenous, homogenous, hydrogenous, misogynous
•ferruginous • ominous
•bituminous, leguminous, luminous, numinous, voluminous
•conterminous, coterminous, terminus, verminous
•larcenous • gelatinous • cretinous
•mountainous
•glutinous, mutinous
•resinous
•Aquinas, Delphinus, echinus, Linus, Longinus, minus, Plotinus, sinus, vinous
•oddness • wanness • hotness
•Faunus, rawness
•Kaunas
•bonus, Cronus, Jonas, lowness, onus, Tithonus
•oldness
•newness, twoness
•fulness
•alumnus, rumness
•oneness • Oceanus • Eridanus
•diaphanous • polyphonous
•cacophonous, homophonous
•porcellanous • villainous
•membranous • tyrannous
•synchronous • Uranus • tetanus
•monotonous • gluttonous
•cavernous, ravenous
•treasonous • poisonous • Avernus
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"Salinas." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Salinas." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Salinas.html "Salinas." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Salinas.html |
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