Santa Maria

usually/ˌsæn.tə məˈɹiː.ə/

proper noun

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

Similar
Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts
OriginPortuguese Santa Maria ← Spanish Santa María ← Latin Maria →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sta. Maria

  1. A city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
  2. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
  3. Various municipalities of the Philippines.
  4. A neighborhood of Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands.
  5. historicalFormer name of Floreana: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
  6. Synonym of Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts.

    Synonyms: Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts

  7. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Santa Maria degli Angeli: a village in Perugia, Umbria, Italy.
  8. abbreviationellipsishistoricalEllipsis of Santa Maria de la Concepcion: the second island discovered on Christopher Columbus's first voyage.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts.

Similar
Saint Mary in Spanish and Portuguese contexts
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Origin

  1. LatinMaria
  2. SpanishMaría
  3. PortugueseMaria
  4. SpanishSanta María“Holy Mary”
  5. PortugueseSanta Maria
  6. EnglishSanta Maria

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.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Santa Maria

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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