santa cruz
/ˌsan.tɐ ˈkɾuz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A municipality and settlement on Santiago island, Cape Verde.
Example Sentences
- "La Paz and Sucre dispute which city should be the capital. Santa Cruz, in the east, clamors for autonomy."
- "A person walks near driftwood and storm debris that washed up in front of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park."
- "The Conception caught fire around 3:14 a.m. on Labor Day off Santa Cruz Island, about 20 miles away from the coast of mainland California. It was the last day of a three-day diving trip."
Etymology
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.