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santa maria

/ˌsæn.tə məˈɹiː.ə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
san-ta -maria
IPA
/ˌsæn.tə məˈɹiː.ə/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

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A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

name

Various municipalities of the Philippines.

name

A neighborhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands.

name

Former name of Floreana: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

name

Synonym of Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts.

name

Ellipsis of Santa Maria degli Angeli: a village in Perugia, Umbria, Italy.

name

Ellipsis of Santa Maria de la Concepcion: the second island discovered on Christopher Columbus's first voyage.

Etymology

From Portuguese Santa Maria and Spanish Santa María (“Holy Mary”), various places named in honor of Mary the mother of Jesus, from Portuguese Maria and Spanish María, both from Latin Maria, q.v.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsæn.tə məˈɹiː.ə/

Inflected Forms

Sta. Maria (alternative)

Phrases

Santa Maria da Feira Santa Maria da Serra Santa Maria da Vitória Santa Maria degli Angeli Santa Maria de Itabira Santa Maria de la Concepcion Santa Maria del Fiore Sântămăria de Piatră

Frequently Paired Words

Santa Maria da Feira Santa Maria da Serra Santa Maria da Vitória Santa Maria degli Angeli Santa Maria de Itabira Santa Maria de la Concepcion Santa Maria del Fiore Sântămăria de Piatră

Synonyms

Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts

Homonyms

santamaria

Rhymes With

idea via korea south korea north korea maria garcia mia pro-mia ea deliver the message to garcia tanzania

Questions

How do you pronounce santa maria?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsæn.tə məˈɹiː.ə/.
What does santa maria mean?
A city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
Where does santa maria come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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