Placentia
Orange County municipality
Placentia is a city in Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
The name comes from a Latin word meaning "pleasant place." A separate Placentia is a town in Newfoundland, Canada, once capital of the French colony there.
We drove through Placentia on our way to Anaheim.
Citrus-named jurisdiction
- suburbOutlying residential district
- AnaheimCalifornia city with famous theme park
- FullertonOrange County, California city
- Southern CaliforniaSouthwestern US coastal region
Los Angeles · Disneyland · Richard Nixon · Pacific Ocean · freeway · sunshine · climate · citrus groves
Ocean bordering Europe
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- maritimeOf the sea
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
town · Canadian · coastal · cold · fog · Castle Hill · military history · bay
Dependent territorial settlement
- Cisalpine GaulRoman province in northern Italy
- GaulsAncient Western European peoples
- Roman RepublicRome before its emperors
- HannibalCarthaginian military commander
Second Punic War · legions · consul · strategic location · Romanization · Celtic tribes · military outpost · colonization
Orange County
Citrus-named jurisdiction
- suburbOutlying residential district
- AnaheimCalifornia city with famous theme park
- FullertonOrange County, California city
Southern California · Los Angeles · Disneyland · Richard Nixon · Pacific Ocean · freeway · sunshine · climate · citrus groves · Old Town
Atlantic
Ocean bordering Europe
settlement · town · Canadian · coastal · cold · fog · Castle Hill · military history · bay · outport
colony
Dependent territorial settlement
- Cisalpine GaulRoman province in northern Italy
- GaulsAncient Western European peoples
- Roman RepublicRome before its emperors
Hannibal · Second Punic War · legions · consul · strategic location · Romanization · Celtic tribes · military outpost · colonization · Rubicon
Latin
Ancient Roman language
- pleasingCausing enjoyment or satisfaction