Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isla vista

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: is-la vista
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

Example Sentences

"It was Feb. 23, 2001, when David Attias — a then-University of California-Santa Barbara freshman and son of Hollywood director Daniel Attias — plowed his turbo-charged Saab into a group of young adults in the same Isla Vista neighborhood of the coastal community, killing four and permanently injuring another before climbing atop the car and declaring himself "the Angel of Death.""
"The 22-year-old had killed six people in a shooting and stabbing spree in Isla Vista, California, before turning a gun on himself."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Isla Vista, from isla (island) + vista (view), literally "Island View".

Questions

What does isla vista mean?: A census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
Where does isla vista come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Isla Vista, from isla (island) + vista (view), literally "Island View".

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