Meanings
- Any of several cities.
- A city, the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
The Santa Barbara oil spill has environmentalists and California officials scrambling as an estimated 105,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into the Pacific Ocean and onto the Golden State’s coast.
2015 May 21, Eliott C. McLaughlin, “How does Santa Barbara match up with other U.S. oil spills?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Apr 20161 more example
For the fifth consecutive year, the 94027 ZIP code (primarily Atherton) led the nation with a median list price of $7.75 million. Two more California ZIPs — both picturesque, coastal communities — made the top 10: 92657 (mostly Newport Coast), at $4.965 million, and 93108 (primarily Santa Barbara), at $4.85 million.
2024 November 28, Josh Ocampo, “Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2024
- An island of Santa Barbara County, California, off the coast, one of the Channel Islands.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- SpanishSanta Bárbara“Saint Barbara”
- EnglishSanta Barbara
Borrowed from Spanish Santa Bárbara (“Saint Barbara”).
More words from Spanish
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Santa Barbara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Barbara
“Santa Barbara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Barbara. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Santa Barbara,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Barbara.
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