Santiago
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Santiago
- /sæntiˈɑːɡəʊ/ UK
- /sɑntiˈɑɡoʊ/ US
Where it comes from
From Spanish Santiago, elision of earlier Sant'Iago and Sant Iago, from Latin Sanctus Iācōbus (“Saint James or holy James”), the latter word deriving from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic verb "to heel" (with various meanings), in turn from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel of the foot”), historically mediated by the folk etymology found in Biblical account of the patriarch Jacob's birth in Genesis 25:26. Piecewise doublet of Saint James.
The Guan Yu sense among Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines is due to a syncretic association of the deified Chinese general with St. James, who are both known for their assertiveness and heroism, which non-Chinese and people in the Philippines like Jose Rizal during the 19th century first associated with and/or surmised the Chinese folk deities venerated by Chinese Filipinos on Chinese altars and prints with popular Christian or Muslim figures.
proper noun
- Ellipsis of Santiago del Estero: a city in Argentina.
- Ellipsis of Santiago del Estero: a province of Argentina, surrounding the city.
- A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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The capital city of Chile.
On 12 February 1541 Valdivia founded the city of Santiago, but within six months it was destroyed by Araucanian Indians, one of the most bellicose peoples encountered by the Spaniards; […]
Similar: Santiago de Chile
- A commune of Santiago, Chile, in the center of the city.
- A province of Chile, surrounding the city.
- A metropolitan region in Chile surrounding the province.
- A former department of Chile.
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A city in Cuba.
Similar: Santiago de Cuba
- A province of Cuba, surrounding the city.
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A city in the Dominican Republic.
Similar: Santiago de los Caballeros
- A province of the Dominican Republic, surrounding the city.
- An island of Cape Verde.
- A municipality and town in Norte de Santander department, Colombia.
- A municipality and town in Putumayo department, Colombia.
- A district of Palmares canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
- A district of Paraíso canton, Cartago Province, Costa Rica.
- The capital city of Puriscal canton, San José Province, Costa Rica.
- A district of Puriscal canton, San José Province, Costa Rica, surrounding the city.
- A district of San Rafael canton, Heredia Province, Costa Rica.
- A district of San Ramón canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
- An island of Galapagos, Ecuador; formerly, San Marcos (pre-1892), Salvador (from 1892), San Salvador (from 1892), and Duke of York's Island.
- A municipality of Nuevo León, Mexico.
- A small town in Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- A river in Veracruz, in eastern Mexico.
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The capital city of Veraguas Province, Panama.
Similar: Santiago de Veraguas
- A district of Veraguas Province, Panama.
- A corregimiento, the seat of Santiago district, Veraguas Province, Panama.
- A city in Misiones department, Paraguay.
- A district of Cusco Province, Peru.
- A tributary of the Marañón River, Peru.
- A city in the Philippines.
- A municipality of Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
- A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
- A cape at the southwestern tip of island of Luzon, Philippines.
- An island off the northern coast of the municipality of Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
- Ellipsis of Santiago de Compostela: a city in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in North Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
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Synonym of Guan Yu: a famous 2nd-century Chinese warrior subsequently worshipped as a god of war.
Similar: Guan Yu
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: valparaiso, havana, zamora, chile, bangkok, james, pilgrimage, bonilla, rivera, lauria, lerma, valles, compostela, praha, saint-jacques, saint james
Translations
Every language
name city in Chile
| Español | Santiago, Santiago de Chile |
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| 中文 | 聖地亞哥 /圣地亚哥 Shèngdìyàgē |
| हिन्दी | सैंटियागो sa͠iṭiyāgo |
| Português | Santiago |
| Français | Santiago, Santiago du Chili |
| Italiano | Santiago, Santiago del Cile, San Giacomo del Cile |
| Ελληνικά | Σαντιάγο Santiágo |
| Русский | Сантья́го Santʹjágo |
| Tiếng Việt | Xan-ti-a-gô |
| العربية | سَانْتْيَاغُو santyāḡū |
| עברית | סַנְטְיָאגוֹ santiago |
name island in Ecuador
| Español | Santiago, isla Santiago |
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title = {Santiago},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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