San Juan Bautista

Etymology
The Spanish named a California mission San Juan Bautista meaning Saint John the Baptist, when they founded it in the late 18th century. The name was expanded by linguists to mean the natives of the region gathered at the mission, and their primary language.

Proper noun

 * , named after the eponymous mission.
 * 1) The native people of this region.
 * 2) The native language spoken in this region.

Synonyms

 * (people) synonym of Mutsun
 * (language) synonym of Mutsun

Proper noun

 * 1) the name Saint John the Baptist
 * 2) any of a number of places named after Saint John the Baptist