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Date "VENTURA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
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Ventura is the name of several places in the United States of America:
Jesse Ventura (real name James George Janos) was a wrestler who was elected Governor of Minnesota in 1998 as a protest against established political parties.
- Ventura, California
- Ventura, Iowa
- Ventura County, California
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ventura."
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Ventura County is a county located on the U.S. state of California's Pacific coast, just northwest of Los Angeles. As of 2000 it had a population of 753,197. Its county seat is Ventura. This county is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area.Channel Islands National Park is located in the county.
History
Ventura County was formed from parts of Santa Barbara County in 1872.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,719 km² (2,208 mi²). 4,779 km² (1,845 mi²) of it is land and 940 km² (363 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 16.43% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 753,197 people, 243,234 households, and 182,911 families residing in the county. The population density is 158/km² (408/mi²). There are 251,712 housing units at an average density of 53/km² (136/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 69.93% White, 1.95% Black or African American, 0.94% Native American, 5.35% Asian, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 17.68% from other races, and 3.93% from two or more races. 33.42% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 243,234 households out of which 39.70% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% are married couples living together, 10.90% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% are non-families. 18.90% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.40% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.04 and the average family size is 3.46.
In the county the population is spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.20% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $59,666, and the median income for a family is $65,285. Males have a median income of $45,310 versus $32,216 for females. The per capita income for the county is $24,600. 9.20% of the population and 6.40% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.60% are under the age of 18 and 6.30% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
- Camarillo
- Casa Conejo
- Channel Islands Beach
- El Rio
- Fillmore
- Meiners Oaks
- Mira Monte
- Moorpark
- Oak Park
- Oak View
- Ojai
- Oxnard
- Piru
- Port Hueneme
- Santa Paula
- Simi Valley
- Thousand Oaks
- Ventura, or San Buenaventura
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ventura County, California."
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San Buenaventura (Ventura) is the county seat of Ventura County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 100,916.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 84.6 km² (32.7 mi²). 54.6 km² (21.1 mi²) of it is land and 30.0 km² (11.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 35.49% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 100,916 people, 38,524 households, and 25,233 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,849.3/km² (4,790.6/mi²). There are 39,803 housing units at an average density of 729.4/km² (1,889.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 78.79% White, 1.41% African American, 1.16% Native American, 3.00% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 11.14% from other races, and 4.32% from two or more races. 24.35% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 38,524 households out of which 32.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% are married couples living together, 11.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% are non-families. 26.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.56 and the average family size is 3.12. In the city the population is spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $52,298, and the median income for a family is $60,466. Males have a median income of $43,828 versus $31,793 for females. The per capita income for the city is $25,065. 9.0% of the population and 6.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.2% are under the age of 18 and 5.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ventura, California."
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Ventura is a city located in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 670.Geography
Ventura is located at 43°7'36" North, 93°28'24" West (43.126710, -93.473276)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²). 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 27.00% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 670 people, 277 households, and 195 families residing in the city. The population density is 149.5/km² (387.4/mi²). There are 319 housing units at an average density of 71.2/km² (184.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.40% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.30% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 277 households out of which 32.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% are married couples living together, 6.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% are non-families. 25.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 2.93. In the city the population is spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $41,875, and the median income for a family is $47,969. Males have a median income of $37,019 versus $21,983 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,994. 4.0% of the population and 3.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.9% are under the age of 18 and 3.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ventura, Iowa."
Crosswords: VENTURA |
| Specialty definitions using "VENTURA": Corel VENTURA ♦ Regions, Geographic ♦ Ventura Publisher. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "VENTURA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Italian (chance, fortune, luck), Latin (come), Portuguese (chance, hap, happiness, luck, luckiness, venture), Spanish (fortune, luck, venture). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Ace Ventura, Pet Detective (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls; writing credit: Steve Oedekerk) Marisa Ventura. Housekeeping (Maid in Manhattan; writing credit: Kevin Wade) | |
Lyrics | Move west down Ventura Boulevard ("Free Fallin'"; performing artist: Tom Petty) Up on the ventura (A Sorta Fairytale; performing artist: Tori Amos) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Capitani di ventura (1961) La Sin ventura (1948) Amor e Ventura Dança (1927) Ace Ventura (1996) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Ventura, California. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | The Ventura County Commercial Fishing Pier. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Damien Ventura and Earth Team Volunteer Allison Sakata survey a site near Honolai, HI. [Slide 97CS2954]. Credit: Ron Nichols. |  | Fumigators [carrying] gas masks on board the American SS Ventura. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | U.S. Army P-47D "Thunderbolt" fighters parked on the carrier's flight deck, for transportation to the Pacific war zone, 15 October 1943. Six Navy PV-1 "Ventura" patrol bombers are parked aft. Credit: NAVY. |  | Spanish ship "Pedro," captured by U.S.S. "New York," April 22. Capture of the Spanish steamer "Buena Ventura," by the U.S. gunboat "Nashville," 17 miles off Key West, Friday morning, April 22 / drawn by Carlton T. Chapman, special artist for Harper's Week. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Ventura. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Production. Aircraft. Final assembly line of the Vega Aircraft Corporation. A mechanic makes a final check-up on a Ventura bomber. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Through the pier" by Kd Kelly Commentary: "Down through the ventura pier on a cloudy day." |
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| "VENTURA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 95.65% of the time. "VENTURA" is used about 92 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 95.65% | 88 | 35,154 |
| Noun (singular) | 4.35% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 92 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "VENTURA" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ventura | Last name | 7,000 | 1,703 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
1. Ventura, FL 2. Ventura, IA (city, FIPS 80580) |
Expressions using "VENTURA": Buena Ventura La ♦ Buena Ventura Lakes ♦ corel VENTURA ♦ Ventura County ♦ Ventura Publisher. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 18, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | IhsouV oun eidwV panta ta ercomena ep auton exelqwn eipen autoiV tina zhteite |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Iesus itaque sciens omnia quae ventura erant super eum processit et dicit eis quem quaeritis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Witodlice se hælend wiste ealle þaþing þe him toward wæren. He eode þaforð & cwæð to heom. hwane seche ge. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And so Jhesus witynge alle thingis that weren to come on hym, wente forth, and seide to hem, Whom seken ye? |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Then Iesus knowynge all thinges that shuld come on him went forth and sayde vnto them: whom seke ye? |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Jesus therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth, and said to them, Whom seek ye? |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for? |
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| Language | John Chapter 18, Verse 4 |
| Cebuano | Ug si Jesus, nga nahibalo na sa tanang mahitabo kaniya, misugat ug miingon kanila, "Kinsay inyong gipangita?" |
| Chinese | 耶 穌 知 道 將 要 臨 到 自 己 的 一 切 事 、 就 出 來 、 對 他 們 說 、 你 們 找 誰 。 |
| Croatian | Znajuæi sve što æe s njim biti, istupi Isus naprijed te ih upita: "Koga tražite?" |
| Danish | Da nu Jesus vidste alt, hvad der skulde komme over ham, gik han frem og sagde til dem: "Hvem lede I efter?" |
| Dutch | Jezus dan, wetende alles, wat over Hem komen zou, ging uit, en zeide tot hen: Wien zoekt gij? |
| Finnish | Silloin Jeesus, joka tiesi kaiken, mikä oli häntä kohtaava, astui esiin ja sanoi heille: "Ketä te etsitte?" |
| French | Jésus, sachant tout ce qui devait lui arriver, s`avança, et leur dit: Qui cherchez-vous? |
| German | Wie nun Jesus wußte alles, was ihm begegnen sollte, ging er hinaus und sprach zu ihnen: Wen suchet ihr? |
| Haitian Creole | Jezi menm ki te konnen sa ki te pou rive l' la, mache sou yo, li mande yo: Ki moun n'ap chache? |
| Hungarian | Jézus azért tudván mindazt, a mi reá következendõ vala, elõre méne, és monda azoknak: Kit kerestek? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Yesus tahu semua yang akan terjadi pada diri-Nya. Jadi Ia mendekati orang-orang itu dan bertanya, "Kalian mencari siapa?" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka Yesus sedang mengetahui segala perkara yang akan berlaku atas-Nya, keluarlah serta berkata kepada mereka itu, "Siapakah kamu cari?" |
| Maori | Heoi i matau a Ihu ki nga mea katoa meake pa ki a ia, ka puta atu, ka mea ki a ratou, Ko wai ta koutou e rapu? |
| Norwegian | Da nu Jesus visste om alt som skulde komme over ham, gikk han frem og sa til dem: Hvem leter I efter? |
| Portuguese | Sabendo, pois, Jesus tudo o que lhe havia de suceder, adiantou-se e perguntou-lhes: A quem buscais? |
| Rumanian | Isus, care wtia tot ce avea sq I se kntkmple, a mers spre ei, wi le -a zis: ,,Pe cine cqutayi?`` |
| Shuar | Jesussha Ashí átinia nuna neka asa jiintiuki "¿Ya eaarum?" Tímiayi. |
| Swahili | Yesu, hali akijua yote yatakayompata, akatokea, akawauliza, "Mnamtafuta nani?" |
| Swedish | Och Jesus, som visste allt vad som skulle övergå honom, gick fram och sade till dem: "Vem söken I?" |
| Uma | Yesus mpo'inca omea napa to kana jadi' hi woto-na. Toe pai' hilou-imi mpotomu tauna toera, pai' napekune': "Hema to nipali'?" |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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"VENTURA" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aventura, Tentara, Ventora, Venturas. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: vaunter. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-n-r-t-u-v" | |
-1 letter: nature, tavern. | |
-2 letters: antre, avert, raven, trave, tuner, urate, vaunt, vertu. | |
-3 letters: ante, aunt, aver, earn, etna, nave, near, neat, rant, rate, rave, rent, rune, runt, tare, tarn, tear, tern, true, tuna, tune, turn, urea, uvea, vane, vatu, vena, vent, vera, vert. | |
-4 letters: ane, ant, are, art, ate, ave, ear, eat, eau, era, ern. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-n-r-t-u-v" | |
+1 letter: vaunters. | |
+2 letters: adventure, avirulent, incurvate. | |
+3 letters: adventured, adventurer, adventures, aventurine, incurvated, incurvates, indurative, rejuvenate, ruminative, transvalue, uncreative, unfavorite, univariate, untraveled. | |
+4 letters: adventurers, adventuress, adventuring, adventurism, adventurist, adventurous, argumentive, aventurines, countervail, enumerative, incurvature, intravenous, involucrate, neuroactive, outmaneuver, overcaution, rejuvenated, rejuvenates, rejuvenator, revaluating, revaluation, subinterval, surveillant, transvalued, transvalues, unassertive, underactive, unharvested, unobservant, untraversed, ventricular, voluntaries. | |
+5 letters: adventurisms, adventurists, countervails, evolutionary, hantaviruses, incurvatures, interfluvial, interpluvial, misadventure, outmaneuvers, overabundant, overcautions, peradventure, quadrivalent, reevaluating, reevaluation, rejuvenating, rejuvenation, rejuvenators, remunerative, renunciative, revaluations, revictualing, ruminatively, subintervals, surveillants, transvaluate, ultraviolent, unadvertised, unattractive, universalist, universality, valetudinary, vituperating, vituperation. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 45 4E 54 55 52 41 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- . -. - ..- .-. .- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01000101 01001110 01010100 01010101 01010010 01000001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V E N T U R A |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0045 004E 0054 0055 0052 0041 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)56394854555235 |
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