English Explanatory Dictionary

Santa Clara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
  2. A mission located in the eponymous city.
  3. The native people of this region.
  4. The native language spoken in this region.
  5. Numerous other places:
  6. A city in Villa Clara, Cuba.
  7. A town in San Vicente department, El Salvador.
  8. A civil parish of Lisbon, Portugal.
  9. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

Word forms

Santa Clara

Etymology

The Spanish named a California Mission Santa Clara de Asís after Saint Clare of Assisi in the late 18th century. Eventually the name was extended by linguists to mean the native Tamyen people gathered at the mission and their primary language.

Synonyms

Sta. Clara Tamyen Thamien Tamien

Derived words

Santa Clara County Sta. Clara
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