Palo Alto (English spelling)

Japanese: パロ・アルト(英語表記)Palo Alto
Palo Alto (English spelling)
An upscale residential city in the Midwest of California, USA. Population: 56,000 (1990). Founded in 1891 when Stanford University was opened by AL Stanford, the city had a Southern Pacific Railroad station. The city's name means "tall tree" in Spanish, referring to the redwood tree that stands at the northwestern edge of the town. This is designed on the official seal of the city and Stanford University. To the south of the city lies Silicon Valley, known for its electronics industry. [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中西部の高級住宅都市。人口5万6000(1990)。1891年A.L.スタンフォードによるスタンフォード大学の開校時に創設され,サザン・パシフィック鉄道の駅が設けられた。市名はスペイン語で〈高い木〉を意味し,町の北西端部に立つレッドウッドの木を指す。これは同市とスタンフォード大学の正式印にデザインされている。同市から南には,電子産業で知られるシリコン・バレーが広がる。【矢ヶ崎 典隆】

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