Santa Cruz

Philippines/ˌsan.tɐ ˈkɾuz/

proper noun

A province of Patagonia, Argentina.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Places in Argentina:
    1. A province of Patagonia, Argentina.
    2. A river in Santa Cruz province, Argentina.
    3. A village and municipality of Catamarca province, Argentina.
    4. A village and municipality of La Rioja province, Argentina.
  2. A region and town in central Aruba.
  3. A municipality and settlement on Santiago island, Cape Verde.
  4. Places in Belize:
    1. A village in the Orange Walk District, Belize.
    2. A village in the Stann Creek District, Belize.
    3. A village in the Toledo District, Belize.
  5. Places in Bolivia:
    1. A department in eastern Bolivia.
    2. The capital city of Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, in full Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

      La Paz and Sucre dispute which city should be the capital. Santa Cruz, in the east, clamors for autonomy.

      2007 September 18, Simon Romero, “A Radical Gives Bolivia Some Stability”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2021
  6. Places in Brazil:
    1. A municipality of Paraíba, Brazil.
    2. A municipality of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
    3. A city in Pernambuco, Brazil.
    4. A large neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  7. A submerged ghost town in Ontario, Canada.
  8. Places in Chile:
    1. A city and commune in the Colchagua Valley, O'Higgins region, Chile.
    2. A former department of Chile.
  9. Places in Costa Rica:
    1. A canton of Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
    2. A district and town, the capital city of Santa Cruz canton, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica.
  10. Places in Ecuador:
    1. A canton of Galapagos province, Ecuador.
    2. An island of Galapagos province, Ecuador.
  11. A municipality of Lempira department, Honduras.
  12. Places in India:
    1. A suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, also known as Santacruz.
    2. A village and suburb of the town of Panaji, Goa, India.
  13. A town in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
  14. A town in Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico.
  15. Places in Nicaragua:
    1. A small village on the island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua, Rivas department, Nicaragua.
    2. A village in the municipality of El Castillo, Río San Juan department, Nicaragua.
  16. Places in Panama:
    1. A corregimiento in Renacimiento district, Chiriquí province, Panama.
    2. A corregimiento in San Félix district, Chiriquí province, Panama.
  17. Places in Peru:
    1. A mountain in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru.
    2. A district of Alto Amazonas province, Peru.
    3. A district of Huaylas province, Ancash department, Peru.
    4. A former settlement in Satipo province, Peru.
    5. A province of Cajamarca department, Peru.
  18. Places in the Philippines:
    1. A barangay of Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
    2. A barangay of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
    3. A barangay of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
    4. A municipality of Davao del Sur, Philippines; a suburb of Metro Davao.
    5. A barangay of San Jose, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
    6. A barangay of Tubajon, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.
    7. A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
    8. A municipality, the capital of Laguna, Calabarzon, Philippines.
    9. A district in northern Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
    10. A municipality of Marinduque, Philippines.
    11. A municipality of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
    12. A barangay of San Francisco del Monte district, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
    13. A municipality of Zambales, Philippines.
    14. A barangay of Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines.
    15. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
  19. Places in Portugal:
    1. A civil parish of Almodôvar, Beja district, Portugal.
    2. A former civil parish of Coimbra, Coimbra district, Portugal.
    3. A municipality, parish, and city in the Madeira autonomous region, Portugal.
    4. A parish of Praia da Vitória, on Terceira island, Azores autonomous region, Portugal.
    5. A civil parish of Armamar, Viseu district, Portugal.
    6. A former civil parish of Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal district, Portugal.
    7. A village and beach resort in Silveira parish, Torres Vedras, Lisbon district, Portugal.
    8. A civil parish of the municipality of Vinhais, Bragança district, Portugal.
    9. A civil parish of the municipality of Lagoa, Azores autonomous region, Portugal.
  20. A barrio of the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico.
  21. A village on São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe.
  22. Places in Spain:
    1. A parish of the municipality of Mieres, Asturias, Spain.
    2. A neighbourhood of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.
    3. The capital city of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; in full, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
  23. A town in the Santa Cruz Valley, Trinidad and Tobago.
  24. Places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.
    2. A populated place in Pima County, Arizona, United States.
    3. A city, the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States.

      A person walks near driftwood and storm debris that washed up in front of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park.

      2023 January 16, “California’s flooding, in pictures”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2023
    4. A mission in the city of Santa Cruz, California, United States.
    5. An island of Santa Barbara County, California, off the coast, one of the Channel Islands.

      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.

      2019 September 27, Paul Vercammen, Steve Almasy, “ATF still looking to determine what caused deadly fire on California dive boat”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2019

      Synonyms: Awaswas

    6. The former name of Indian Gulch, an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.
    7. A census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States; a suburb of Santa Fe.
    8. A former census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States, now split into the El Chaparral and Santa Rosa CDP's.
    9. A census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States, unrelated to the former CDP of the same name.
  25. A city in Aragua, Venezuela.
  26. The native people's language from the area of Santa Cruz, California.
nounSanta Cruz pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe native people from the Santa Cruz area of California.

    Synonyms: Awaswas

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Awaswas

nounThe native people from the Santa Cruz area of California.

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Awaswas

Ecuadorian island

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Origin

  1. PortugueseSanta Cruz“Holy Cross”
  2. EnglishSanta Cruz

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.

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Cite this entry
APA

Santa Cruz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Cruz

MLA

“Santa Cruz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Cruz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Santa Cruz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santa%20Cruz.

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