Santa Fe

US/ˌsæntə ˈfeɪ/US/ˈsæntə ˌfeɪ/

proper noun

A province in the center-east of Argentina.

OriginSpanish Santa Fe →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Places in Argentina:
    1. A province in the center-east of Argentina.
    2. The capital city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina; in full, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz.
  2. A small town in Oruro department, Bolivia.
  3. A former fort at the confluence of the Biobío River and Vergara River, in present-day Chile, in full Santa Fe de la Ribera.
  4. An area of Bogotá, Colombia.
  5. Places in Cuba:
    1. A ward in the municipality of Playa, Havana, Cuba.
    2. A town on Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, also known as La Fe.
  6. Places in Honduras:
    1. A municipality of Colón department, Honduras.
    2. A municipality of Ocotepeque department, Honduras.
  7. A major business district of Mexico City, Mexico.
  8. Places in Panama:
    1. A corregimiento and town in the Chepigana District, Darién Province, Panama.
    2. A district in Veraguas province, Panama.
    3. The capital city of Santa Fe district, Veraguas province, Panama.
  9. Places in the Philippines:
    1. A municipality of Cebu, Philippines.
    2. A municipality of Leyte, Philippines.
    3. A municipality of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines.
    4. A municipality of Romblon, Philippines.
  10. A municipality of Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
  11. Places in the United States:
    1. The capital city of New Mexico and the county seat of Santa Fe County.

      The couple’s stucco, Pueblo-revival style home sits on a hill in a gated community at the southern tip of the Rocky Mountains. Santa Fe is known as a refuge for celebrities, artists and authors.

      2025 March 7, “Authorities will reveal new findings in mysterious deaths of Gene Hackman and wife”, in The Guardian, sourced from Associated Press, →ISSN
    2. A small neighbourhood of Oakland, California, United States.
    3. An unincorporated community in Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana.
    4. An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
    5. Former name of Santa Claus, a town in Spencer County, Indiana, renamed for post office reasons.
    6. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Missouri.
    7. An unincorporated community located on the border of Auglaize County and Logan County, Ohio.
    8. An unincorporated community in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
    9. An unincorporated community in Maury County, Tennessee.
    10. A city in Galveston County, Texas.
  12. abbreviationrail transportShort for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

    On a line like the Santa Fe, in such desert country as that on the Chicago-Los Angeles main line through Arizona and New Mexico, stations are few and far between, and at many of them one or two employees are the only permanent staff.

    1950 May, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 300

Origin

  1. SpanishSanta Fe
  2. SpanishSanta Fe
  3. EnglishSanta Fe

Borrowed from Spanish Santa Fe (“Holy Faith”). Piecewise doublet of Sainte-Foy.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 聖菲 /圣菲
  • 聖菲 /圣菲 (Shèngfēi)capital city of New Mexico
Danish Santa Fe
  • Santa Fecapital city of New Mexico
French Sainte Foi, Sainte Foy
  • Sainte Foicapital city of New Mexico
  • Sainte Foycapital city of New Mexico
Greek Σάντα Φε
  • Σάντα Φε (Sánta Fe)capital city of New Mexico
Hebrew סַנְטָה פֶה
  • סַנְטָה פֶה (sánta fe)capital city of New Mexico
Hindi सांता फ़े
  • सांता फ़े (sāntā fe)capital city of New Mexico
Hungarian Santa Fe
  • Santa Fecapital city of New Mexico
Japanese サンタフェ
  • サンタフェcapital city of New Mexico
Korean 산타페
  • 산타페 (santape)capital city of New Mexico
Latin Sancta Fides
  • Sancta Fidescapital city of New Mexico
Polish Santa Fe
  • Santa Fecapital city of New Mexico
Portuguese Santa Fé
  • Santa Fécapital city of New Mexico
Russian Са́нта-Фе́
  • Са́нта-Фе́ (Sánta-Fɛ́)capital city of New Mexico
Spanish Santa Fe
  • Santa Fecapital city of New Mexico

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Santa Fe

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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