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Santa cruz

//ˌsan.tɐ ˈkɾuz// name, noun

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    Places in Argentina:; A province of Patagonia, Argentina.
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    Places in Argentina:; A river in Santa Cruz province, Argentina.
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    Places in Argentina:; A village and municipality of Catamarca province, Argentina.
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    Places in Argentina:; A village and municipality of La Rioja province, Argentina.
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    A region and town in central Aruba.
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    A municipality and settlement on Santiago island, Cape Verde.
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    Places in Belize:; A village in the Orange Walk District, Belize.
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    Places in Belize:; A village in the Stann Creek District, Belize.
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    Places in Belize:; A village in the Toledo District, Belize.
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    Places in Bolivia:; A department in eastern Bolivia.
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    Places in Bolivia:; 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."

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    Places in Brazil:; A municipality of Paraíba, Brazil.
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    Places in Brazil:; A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
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    Places in Brazil:; A city in Pernambuco, Brazil.
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    Places in Brazil:; A large neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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    A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.
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    Places in Chile:; A city and commune in the Colchagua Valley, O'Higgins region, Chile.
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    Places in Chile:; A former department of Chile.
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    Places in Costa Rica:; A canton of Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
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    Places in Costa Rica:; A district and town, the capital city of Santa Cruz canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica.
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    Places in Ecuador:; A canton of Galapagos province, Ecuador.
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    Places in Ecuador:; An island of Galapagos province, Ecuador.
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    A municipality of Lempira department, Honduras.
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    Places in India:; A suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, also known as Santacruz.
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    Places in India:; A village and suburb of the town of Panaji, Goa, India.
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    A town in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
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    A town in Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico.
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    Places in Nicaragua:; A small village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua, Rivas department, Nicaragua.
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    Places in Nicaragua:; A village in the municipality of El Castillo, Río San Juan department, Nicaragua.
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    Places in Panama:; A corregimiento in Renacimiento district, Chiriquí province, Panama.
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    Places in Panama:; A corregimiento in San Félix district, Chiriquí province, Panama.
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    Places in Peru:; A mountain in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru.
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    Places in Peru:; A district of Alto Amazonas province, Peru.
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    Places in Peru:; A district of Huaylas province, Ancash department, Peru.
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    Places in Peru:; A former settlement in Satipo province, Peru.
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    Places in Peru:; A province of Cajamarca department, Peru.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A barangay of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A municipality of Davao del Sur, Philippines; a suburb of Metro Davao.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A barangay of San Jose, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Tubajon, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A municipality, the capital of Laguna, Calabarzon, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A district in northern Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A municipality of Marinduque, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A municipality of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A barangay of San Francisco del Monte district, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A municipality of Zambales, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines.
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    Places in the Philippines:; A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
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    Places in Portugal:; A civil parish of Almodôvar, Beja district, Portugal.
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    Places in Portugal:; A former civil parish of Coimbra, Coimbra district, Portugal.
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    Places in Portugal:; A municipality, parish, and city in the Madeira autonomous region, Portugal.
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    Places in Portugal:; A parish of Praia da Vitória, on Terceira island, Azores autonomous region, Portugal.
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    Places in Portugal:; A civil parish of Armamar, Viseu district, Portugal.
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    Places in Portugal:; A former civil parish of Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal district, Portugal.
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    Places in Portugal:; A village and beach resort in Silveira parish, Torres Vedras, Lisbon district, Portugal.
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    Places in Portugal:; A civil parish of the municipality of Vinhais, Bragança district, Portugal.
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    Places in Portugal:; A civil parish of the municipality of Lagoa, Azores autonomous region, Portugal.
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    A barrio of the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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    A village on São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe.
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    Places in Spain:; A parish of the municipality of Mieres, Asturias, Spain.
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    Places in Spain:; A neighbourhood of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.
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    Places in Spain:; The capital city of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; in full, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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    A town in the Santa Cruz Valley, Trinidad and Tobago.
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    Places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.
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    Places in the United States:; A populated place in Pima County, Arizona, United States.
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    Places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
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    Places in the United States:; A mission in the city of Santa Cruz, California, United States.
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    Places in the United States:; An island of Santa Barbara County, California, off the coast, one of the Channel Islands.
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    Places in the United States:; The former name of Indian Gulch, an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.
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    Places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States; a suburb of Santa Fe.
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    Places in the United States:; A former census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States, now split into the El Chaparral and Santa Rosa CDP's.
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    Places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States, unrelated to the former CDP of the same name.
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    A city in Aragua, Venezuela.
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    The native people's language from the area of Santa Cruz, California.
Noun
  1. 1
    The native people from the Santa Cruz area of California. plural, plural-only

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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