Soledad

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English

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Proper noun

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Soledad

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  1. A city in Monterey County, California, United States.
  2. A mission with the same name as the city.
  3. The native language spoken in this region of California.

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Noun

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Soledad pl (plural only)

  1. The native people of this California region.

References

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  • Levy, Richard. 1978. Costanoan, in Handbook of North American Indians, Vol. 8 (California). William C. Sturtevant, and Robert F. Heizer, eds. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. →ISBN / 0160045754, pages 485.
  • Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. →ISBN.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From soledad (solitude), shortened from María (de la) Soledad, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Solitude", with a feast day on Good Friday.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /soleˈdad/ [so.leˈð̞að̞]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: So‧le‧dad

Proper noun

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Soledad f

  1. a female given name
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish, a reference to the Our Lady of Solitude (Nuestra Señora de la Soledad), an epithet for María de la Soledad.

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Proper noun

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Soledád (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

  1. a female given name from Spanish, used along with Maria, often shortened to Marisol
  2. a surname from Spanish
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