Las Cruces

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish las cruces (the crosses).

Proper noun

Las Cruces

  1. An unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States.
    • 2025 June 26, Judith Fein, “A sunny spot where desert, mountains and cultures mix”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 27 June 2025:
      The famed Farmers & Crafts Market on Main Street in downtown Las Cruces is a lively gathering of regional farmers, bakers, makers, jewelers, artists, food trucks and street musicians.
  3. A municipality in Petén department, Guatemala.
  4. A corregimiento in Los Santos province, Panama.
  5. A corregimiento in Veraguas province, Panama.