San Marcos

English

Etymology

From Spanish San Marcos (“Saint Mark”), various places usually named in honor of Mark the Evangelist.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /sæn ˈmɑɹkəs/, /sæn ˈmɑɹkoʊs/

Proper noun

San Marcos

1. A village and rural municipality of Salta Province, Argentina.
2. A town in the Antioquia department, Colombia.
3. A town in the Sucre department, Colombia.
4. The capital city of Tarrazú canton, San José, Costa Rica, also known as San Marcos de Tarrazú.
5. An urban parish of Quito, Ecuador.
6. A municipality and suburb of San Salvador, El Salvador.
7. A city and municipality, the capital of the San Marcos department, Guatemala.
8. A municipality of the Ocotepeque department, Honduras.
9. A municipality of the Santa Bárbara department, Honduras.
10. An island in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
11. A town, the seat of the municipality of San Marcos, Guerrero, Mexico.
12. A town and municipality of Jalisco, Mexico.
13. A municipality of the Carazo department, Nicaragua.
14. A town, the capital of the province of San Marcos, Cajamarca department, Peru.
15. A city in San Diego County, California, United States: San Marcos, California.
16. A city, the county seat of Hays County, Texas, United States: San Marcos, Texas.
17. A river in Texas, United States.
18. (historical) Former name of Santiago, an island in Galapagos, Ecuador.

Anagrams

• mascarons

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsam ˈmaɾkos/ [ˌsãm ˈmaɾ.kos]
• Syllabification: San Mar‧cos

Proper noun

San Marcos m

1. A department of Guatemala
2. A province of Cajamarca, Peru
3. A town in the San Salvador department, El Salvador

Derived terms

• sanmarquense
• sanmarqueño

 

Further reading

• San Marcos (Guatemala) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es