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LAS CRUCES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Las Cruces mean?
• LAS CRUCES (noun)
The noun LAS CRUCES has 1 sense:
1. a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande
Familiarity information: LAS CRUCES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Las Cruces" is a part of...):
Land of Enchantment; N.M.; New Mexico; NM (a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border)
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