Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast Argentina on the Salado River northwest of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1573, it is a port with various light industries.
- The capital of New Mexico, in the north-central part of the state northeast of Albuquerque. The Spanish established a settlement here c. 1609 on the site of ancient Native American ruins and developed it as a trade center over the next 200 years. Occupied by US forces in 1846, it became territorial capital in 1851 and state capital in 1912.
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- proper noun The
capital city of the state ofNew Mexico - proper noun The
capital city of the province of Santa Fe (Argentina )
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico
Etymologies
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Examples
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All the vehicles carry the "i" prefix, except the off-roader which is called the Santa Fe – clearly the black sheep of the family.
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Four centuries ago, half a world away, my ancestors settled near the banks of the Rio Grande River, at a place they called Santa Fe – the City of Holy Faith.
Secretary Salazar Outlines Vision for New Energy Future at UN Conference on Climate Change 2009
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Four centuries ago, half a world away, my ancestors settled near the banks of the Rio Grande River, at a place they called Santa Fe – the City of Holy Faith.
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A Santa Fe locomotive and caboose in Ripley Park bear the name Santa Fe and Disneyland Railway.
MousePlanet 2009
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His ranch is actually outside of Santa Fe, which is seventy-three miles away.
Chuck Klosterman on Film and Television Chuck Klosterman 2009
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The Santa Fe is a big, engulfing place -- too big for Astudillo, maybe too big for a Wednesday night in this midsize city on the Gulf Coast.
Born On The Border 2008
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His ranch is actually outside of Santa Fe, which is seventy-three miles away.
Crazy Things Seem Normal, Normal Things Seem Crazy Chuck Klosterman 2007
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His ranch is actually outside of Santa Fe, which is seventy-three miles away.
Crazy Things Seem Normal, Normal Things Seem Crazy Chuck Klosterman 2007
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His ranch is actually outside of Santa Fe, which is seventy-three miles away.
Crazy Things Seem Normal, Normal Things Seem Crazy Chuck Klosterman 2007
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Several times, it seemed to him, he had heard people mention a place called Santa Fe, but so far as he could recall, he had not until that moment heard the name Caleb Cobb.
Dead Man’s Walk Larry McMurtry 1995
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