Santa Maria
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Santa Maria
- /ˌsæn.tə məˈɹiː.ə/ usually
Rhymes with -iːə
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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.
proper noun Sta. Maria
- 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.
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