Santa Monica (English spelling)

Japanese: サンタ・モニカ(英語表記)Santa Monica
Santa Monica (English spelling)
A residential and seaside resort city in southwestern California, USA. Population 87,000 (1994). Located on the west side of Los Angeles, facing Santa Monica Bay. Founded in 1875 as a resort town, the city saw an increase in the number of mansions owned by movie stars in the 1920s, and further developed with the establishment of the Douglas aircraft factory. Hotels and shopping districts adjoin beautiful sandy beaches and parks. The city was named by Spanish missionaries after Saint Monica, the mother of Saint Augustine. [Yagasaki Noritaka]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州南西部の住宅・海浜行楽都市。人口8万7000(1994)。ロサンゼルスの西郊,サンタ・モニカ湾に臨む。保養都市として1875年に建設され,1920年代には映画スターの豪邸が増え,さらにダグラス航空機工場の設立により発展した。美しい砂浜と公園に,ホテルやショッピング地区が隣接する。市名は,聖アウグスティヌスの母親,聖モニカにちなんでスペイン人宣教師が名づけたという。【矢ヶ崎 典隆】

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