Miramar

Look at sea

Miramar is a place name used for cities and neighborhoods throughout the Spanish-speaking world and beyond, from Florida to San Diego to Argentina.

The Spanish means "sea view" or "look at the sea," and locations bearing the name typically offer coastal vistas: We drove through Miramar on our way to the beach.

placename

San Diego

Major Southern California city

  • FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
  • ArgentinaSouthern cone republic
  • CubaCaribbean island country

Puerto Rico · Buenos Aires · Havana · California · resort town · neighborhood · district · municipality · suburb · aviation

military

Top Gun

Premier combat aviator

pilot training · airbase · squadron · F-14 · Tomcat · carrier · dogfight · flight school · combat · tactical

geographic

seaside

Coastal recreational area

waterfront · Pacific · shoreline · bay · peninsula · headland · bluff · cliffside · promontory · seascape

Spanish

romance language

Amorous verbal expression

exploration · Spanish heritage · Latin · translation · poetic · scenic · descriptive · evocative · conquistador

architecture

palace

Monarch's official residence

  • castleFortified medieval residence
  • estateProperty and grounds
  • villaStately country residence

mansion · Trieste · Habsburg · Maximilian · gardens · terrace · balcony · oceanfront · grand · historic

Categories
Opposites
coastal proximity

MiramarMiami Beach

Florida Atlantic coast resort

Oceanside · beachfront · oceanfront · seaside · waterfront

naming irony

MiramarOceanside

Coastal locale designation

Seaside · Lakewood · Riverside · Mountain View

coastal vs inland geography

Miramarlandlocked

Having no sea access

interior · heartland · midland · hinterland · Death Valley

Family

mar, miracle, miraculous, miraculously, mirage, mirror, mirrored, mirroring, mirrors

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G