Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

santa barbara

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
san-ta bar-bara
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of several cities.

name

Any of several cities.

name

An island of Santa Barbara County, California, off the coast, one of the Channel Islands.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Derived Forms

Phrases

Santa Barbara Channel Santa Barbara County Sta. Barbara

Synonyms

Questions

What does santa barbara mean?
Any of several cities.
Where does santa barbara come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Santa Bárbara (“Saint Barbara”).

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