Definitions for mendocinoˌmɛn dəˈsi noʊ
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Men•do•ci•noˌmɛn dəˈsi noʊ(n.)
Cape, a cape in NW California: the westernmost point in California.
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Mendocino
Mendocino is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States. Mendocino is located 9.5 miles south of Fort Bragg, at an elevation of 154 feet. The population of the census-designated place was 894 at the 2010 census, up from 824 at the 2000 census. The town's name comes from Cape Mendocino, named by early Spanish navigators in honor of Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain. Despite its small size, the town's scenic location on a headland surrounded by the Pacific Ocean has made it extremely popular as an artist colony and with vacationers.
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