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Milpitas (inhabitants are called 'Milpitians) is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of Highway 237 and generally between Interstate freeways 680 and 880 which run roughly north/south through the city. With Alameda County bordering directly on the north, Milpitas sits in the extreme northeast section of the South Bay, bordering the East Bay and Fremont. Milpitas is also located within the Silicon Valley. The corporate headquarters of Maxtor, LSI Logic, Solectron and Adaptec sit within the industrial zones of Milpitas. The name "Milpitas" is a variation of the plural diminutive of "milpa," a Mexican Spanish word for "garden where maize is grown." The proper diminutive form of "milpa", though, is actually "milpilla," not "milpita." Thus, in Mexico, several towns and villages have the name "Milpillas," but there is no "Milpitas" in Mexico. The word "milpa" is a word derived from Nahuatl "milli", ... Read more about Milpitas on Wikipedia

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