El-cerrito
a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay.
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a city in SW California.
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a hill or peak.
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a town in central Peru: silver-mining district. 14,280 feet (4353 meters) above sea level. noun a town in central Peru, in the Andes: one of the highest towns in the world, 4400 m (14 436 ft) above sea level; mining centre. Pop: 70 000 (latest est)
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a mountain in central Puerto Rico: highest peak on the island. 4389 feet (1339 meters).
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a mountain pass in E Mexico between Veracruz and Jalapa: defeat of Mexican troops by U.S. troops 1847. noun a mountain pass in E Mexico, between Veracruz and Jalapa: site of a battle in the Mexican War (1847) in which American forces under General Scott decisively defeated the Mexicans