English Explanatory Dictionary

Santa Maria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

A city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Various municipalities of the Philippines.
A neighborhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands.
Former name of Floreana: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
Synonym of Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts.
Ellipsis of Santa Maria degli Angeli: a village in Perugia, Umbria, Italy.
Ellipsis of Santa Maria de la Concepcion: the second island discovered on Christopher Columbus's first voyage.

Pronunciation

/ˌsæn.tə məˈɹiː.ə/

Word forms

Santa Maria Sta. Maria

Etymology

From Portuguese Santa Maria and Spanish Santa María (“Holy Mary”), various places named in honor of Mary the mother of Jesus, from Portuguese Maria and Spanish María, both from Latin Maria, q.v.

Synonyms

Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts

Related words

Santa Maria da Feira Santa Maria da Serra Santa Maria da Vitória Santa Maria degli Angeli Santa Maria de Itabira Santa Maria de la Concepcion Santa Maria del Fiore Sântămăria de Piatră Santa Maria do Herval Santa Maria do Salto Santa Maria do Suaçuí Santa Maria Madalena Sântămăria-Orlea

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