Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of central Bolivia northeast of Sucre. Founded c. 1560, it is a trade and processing center.
  • A city of northern California on Monterey Bay south of San Francisco. It was founded as a Spanish mission in 1791 and became a resort in the mid-1800s.

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  • proper noun A city, county and mission in California.
  • proper noun The native people from that area of California.
  • proper noun The native people's language from that area of California.
  • proper noun The largest city in Bolivia. (Full name: Santa Cruz de la Sierra)
  • proper noun A city in Portugal.
  • proper noun A city in Chile.
  • proper noun A district in the Azores.
  • proper noun A small place in New Mexico.
  • proper noun A village in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • proper noun A district in Manila Philippines.
  • proper noun The capital town of Laguna Province Philippines.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a city in central Bolivia
  • noun a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center

Etymologies

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From Spanish and Portuguese, Santa Cruz ("Holy Cross").

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