San Marcos
San Marcos is a place name appearing across the Spanish-speaking world and the American Southwest, honoring Saint Mark the Evangelist.
In the United States, it names cities in Texas and California, both home to state universities.
I'm driving down to San Marcos for the weekend.
Texas capital city
- outlet mallsDiscounted brand-name retail complexes
- glass-bottom boatsVessels with transparent floors
- I-35Central US highway
- springsCoils, sources, or leaps
tubing · LBJ · Central Texas · Guadalupe · college town
Institutional grounds and buildings
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- LBJThirty-sixth president's initials
- alumniFormer school members
- maroonDark brownish-red hue
gold · dormitory · fraternity · sorority · football · undergraduate · graduate · enrollment
Earth's fiery vent
- highlandsElevated, hilly land areas
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
- MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
- indigenousOriginating in a region
weaving · mercado · feria · mam · corn · beans · fiesta · canton
Coils, sources, or leaps
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
- crystal clearEntirely unambiguous, perfectly understood
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
Edwards · glass-bottom boats · headwaters · snorkeling · salamander · recreation · kayaking · floating
Assigned important tasks
- Spanish colonialRelating to Spain's overseas territories
- presidioFortified colonial military post
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
indigenous · evangelization · patron saint · plaza · adobe · frontier · settlement · California missions
Austin
Texas capital city
- outlet mallsDiscounted brand-name retail complexes
- glass-bottom boatsVessels with transparent floors
- I-35Central US highway
springs · tubing · LBJ · Central Texas · Guadalupe · college town
campus
Institutional grounds and buildings
maroon · gold · dormitory · fraternity · sorority · football · undergraduate · graduate · enrollment · college town
volcano
Earth's fiery vent
indigenous · weaving · mercado · feria · mam · corn · beans · fiesta · canton
springs
Coils, sources, or leaps
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
- crystal clearEntirely unambiguous, perfectly understood
- swimmingLocomotion through water
aquifer · Edwards · glass-bottom boats · headwaters · snorkeling · salamander · recreation · kayaking · floating · Guadalupe
missions
Assigned important tasks
- Spanish colonialRelating to Spain's overseas territories
- presidioFortified colonial military post
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
colonization · indigenous · evangelization · patron saint · plaza · adobe · frontier · settlement · California missions · heritage
evangelist
Zealous advocate or preacher
Venice · lion · winged lion · basilica · feast day · April 25 · cathedral · piazza · relics · martyrdom
- Saint PlacesSaint Andrews, Saint Bartholomew, Saint Barts, Saint Croix, Saint George
- Texas PlacesAustin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth
- Costa RicaSan Jose, Liberia, Central Valley, provincial capitals, cantons
- Texas TownsAustin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston
- CarazoDolores
- Guatemala DepartmentsSanta Rosa, Guatemala