Meanings
proper noun
- A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Florianópolis.
Origin
- PortugueseSanta Catarina
- EnglishSanta Catarina
Borrowed from Portuguese Santa Catarina, referring to Catherine of Alexandria.
More words from Portuguese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سَانْتَا كَاتَارِينَا
- سَانْتَا كَاتَارِينَا (sāntā kātārīnā)state in southern Brazil
Chinese Mandarin 聖卡塔琳娜 /圣卡塔琳娜
- 聖卡塔琳娜 /圣卡塔琳娜 (Shèngkǎtǎlínnà)state in southern Brazil
French Santa Catarina
- Santa Catarinastate in southern Brazil
German Santa Catarina
- Santa Catarinastate in southern Brazil
Greek Σάντα Καταρίνα
- Σάντα Καταρίνα (Sánta Katarína)state in southern Brazil
Japanese サンタカタリーナ
- サンタカタリーナ (Santakatarīna)state in southern Brazil
Korean 산타카타리나
- 산타카타리나 (santakatarina)state in southern Brazil
Portuguese Santa Catarina
- Santa Catarinastate in southern Brazil
Russian Са́нта-Катари́на
- Са́нта-Катари́на (Sánta-Katarína)state in southern Brazil
Spanish Santa Catarina
- Santa Catarinastate in southern Brazil
Ukrainian Са́нта-Катари́на, Санта-Катарі́на
- Са́нта-Катари́на (Sánta-Katarýna)state in southern Brazil
- Санта-Катарі́на (Santa-Katarína)state in southern Brazil
Cite this entry
APA
Santa Catarina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Catarina
MLA
“Santa Catarina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Catarina. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Santa Catarina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Catarina.
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