Santa Cruz

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Santa Cruz

  • /ˌsan.tɐ ˈkɾuz/ Philippines

Where it comes from

From Spanish and Portuguese Santa Cruz (“Holy Cross”), various places named in honor of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. Doublet of Holy Cross and Saint Croix.

proper noun

  1. A province of Patagonia, Argentina.
  2. A river in Santa Cruz province, Argentina.
  3. A village and municipality of Catamarca province, Argentina.
  4. A village and municipality of La Rioja province, Argentina.
  5. A region and town in central Aruba.
  6. A municipality and settlement on Santiago island, Cape Verde.
  7. A village in the Orange Walk District, Belize.
  8. A village in the Stann Creek District, Belize.
  9. A village in the Toledo District, Belize.
  10. A department in eastern Bolivia.
  11. The capital city of Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, in full Santa Cruz de la Sierra. La Paz and Sucre dispute which city should be the capital. Santa Cruz, in the east, clamors for autonomy.
  12. A municipality of Paraíba, Brazil.
  13. A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
  14. A city in Pernambuco, Brazil.
  15. A large neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  16. A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.
  17. A city and commune in the Colchagua Valley, O'Higgins region, Chile.
  18. A former department of Chile.
  19. A canton of Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
  20. A district and town, the capital city of Santa Cruz canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica.
  21. A canton of Galapagos province, Ecuador.
  22. An island of Galapagos province, Ecuador.
  23. A municipality of Lempira department, Honduras.
  24. A suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, also known as Santacruz.
  25. A village and suburb of the town of Panaji, Goa, India.
  26. A town in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
  27. A town in Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico.
  28. A small village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua, Rivas department, Nicaragua.
  29. A village in the municipality of El Castillo, Río San Juan department, Nicaragua.
  30. A corregimiento in Renacimiento district, Chiriquí province, Panama.
  31. A corregimiento in San Félix district, Chiriquí province, Panama.
  32. A mountain in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru.
  33. A district of Alto Amazonas province, Peru.
  34. A district of Huaylas province, Ancash department, Peru.
  35. A former settlement in Satipo province, Peru.
  36. A province of Cajamarca department, Peru.
  37. A barangay of Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
  38. A barangay of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
  39. A barangay of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
  40. A municipality of Davao del Sur, Philippines; a suburb of Metro Davao.
  41. A barangay of San Jose, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
  42. A barangay of Tubajon, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
  43. A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
  44. A municipality, the capital of Laguna, Calabarzon, Philippines.
  45. A district in northern Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
  46. A municipality of Marinduque, Philippines.
  47. A municipality of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
  48. A barangay of San Francisco del Monte district, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
  49. A municipality of Zambales, Philippines.
  50. A barangay of Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines.
  51. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
  52. A civil parish of Almodôvar, Beja district, Portugal.
  53. A former civil parish of Coimbra, Coimbra district, Portugal.
  54. A municipality, parish, and city in the Madeira autonomous region, Portugal.
  55. A parish of Praia da Vitória, on Terceira island, Azores autonomous region, Portugal.
  56. A civil parish of Armamar, Viseu district, Portugal.
  57. A former civil parish of Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal district, Portugal.
  58. A village and beach resort in Silveira parish, Torres Vedras, Lisbon district, Portugal.
  59. A civil parish of the municipality of Vinhais, Bragança district, Portugal.
  60. A civil parish of the municipality of Lagoa, Azores autonomous region, Portugal.

Similar: Bolivia, San Clemente, Chavez, Duke of Norfolk's Island, Norfolk, Indefatigable

noun

  1. plural, plural only The native people from the Santa Cruz area of California.

    Similar: Awaswas

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MLA

"Santa Cruz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/santa%20cruz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Santa Cruz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/santa%20cruz

Chicago

"Santa Cruz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/santa%20cruz.

BibTeX
@misc{santa_cruz_2026,
  title = {Santa Cruz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/santa%20cruz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}