Santiago

/sɑntiˈɑɡoʊ/ name

name ·Moderate ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: Places in Argentina:; Ellipsis of Santiago del Estero: a city in Argentina.
  • Grammar: santiago is listed as name.
  • Nearest alternatives: apostle james, capital city, duke of york's island, forename.
  • Useful contrasts: countryside, family name, nonbeliever.
  • Usage evidence: They marched to Santiago with their flag aloft.

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Places in Argentina:; Ellipsis of Santiago del Estero: a city in Argentina. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  2. 2
    Places in Argentina:; Ellipsis of Santiago del Estero: a province of Argentina, surrounding the city. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  3. 3
    A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  4. 4
    Places in Chile:; 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; […]"

  5. 5
    Places in Chile:; A commune of Santiago, Chile, in the center of the city.
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  1. 6
    Places in Chile:; A province of Chile, surrounding the city.
  2. 7
    Places in Chile:; A metropolitan region in Chile, surrounding the province.
  3. 8
    Places in Chile:; A former department of Chile.
  4. 9
    Places in Cuba:; A city in Cuba.
  5. 10
    Places in Cuba:; A province of Cuba, surrounding the city.
  6. 11
    Places in the Dominican Republic:; A city in the Dominican Republic.
  7. 12
    Places in the Dominican Republic:; A province of the Dominican Republic, surrounding the city.
  8. 13
    An island of Cape Verde.
  9. 14
    Places in Colombia:; A municipality and town in Norte de Santander department, Colombia.
  10. 15
    Places in Colombia:; A municipality and town in Putumayo department, Colombia.
  11. 16
    Places in Costa Rica:; A district of Palmares canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
  12. 17
    Places in Costa Rica:; A district of Paraíso canton, Cartago Province, Costa Rica.
  13. 18
    Places in Costa Rica:; The capital city of Puriscal canton, San José Province, Costa Rica.
  14. 19
    Places in Costa Rica:; A district of Puriscal canton, San José Province, Costa Rica, surrounding the city.
  15. 20
    Places in Costa Rica:; A district of San Rafael canton, Heredia Province, Costa Rica.
  16. 21
    Places in Costa Rica:; A district of San Ramón canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica.
  17. 22
    An island of Galapagos, Ecuador; formerly, San Marcos (pre-1892), Salvador (from 1892), and San Salvador (from 1892).
  18. 23
    Places in Mexico:; A municipality of Nuevo León, Mexico.
  19. 24
    Places in Mexico:; A small town in Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
  20. 25
    Places in Mexico:; A river in Veracruz, in eastern Mexico.
  21. 26
    Places in Panama:; The capital city of Veraguas Province, Panama.
  22. 27
    Places in Panama:; A district of Veraguas Province, Panama.
  23. 28
    Places in Panama:; A corregimiento, the seat of Santiago district, Veraguas Province, Panama.
  24. 29
    A city in Misiones department, Paraguay.
  25. 30
    Places in Peru:; A district of Cusco Province, Peru.
  26. 31
    Places in Peru:; A tributary of the Marañón River, Peru.
  27. 32
    Places in the Philippines:; A city in the Philippines.
  28. 33
    Places in the Philippines:; A municipality of Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
  29. 34
    Places in the Philippines:; A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
  30. 35
    Places in the Philippines:; A cape at the southwestern tip of island of Luzon, Philippines.
  31. 36
    Places in the Philippines:; An island off the northern coast of the municipality of Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
  32. 37
    Synonym of Santiago de Compostela, a city in Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site.
  33. 38
    Places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States.
  34. 39
    Places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in North Fayette Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  35. 40
    Places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.
  36. 41
    Synonym of Guan Yu, a famous 2nd-century Chinese warrior subsequently worshipped as a god of war. Philippines

Synonyms

All synonyms
apostle jamescapital cityduke of york's islandforenamegeographic namegiven name

Antonyms

countrysidefamily namenonbelievernonplace

Example

"They marched to Santiago with their flag aloft."

Common questions

What does "santiago" mean?

Places in Argentina:; Ellipsis of Santiago del Estero: a city in Argentina.

What is a synonym for "santiago"?

Common synonyms include: apostle james, capital city, duke of york's island, forename, geographic name, given name.

How do you use "santiago" in a sentence?

They marched to Santiago with their flag aloft.

How do you pronounce "santiago"?

Pronounced /sɑntiˈɑɡoʊ/.

Etymology

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 Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel”) and the 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.

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