Meanings
proper noun
- A surname from Spanish.
CNN anchor and correspondent Maria Santana was reporting from the scene when she and her team were hit by pepper balls and tear gas that officers fired into the crowd. “At that time, I can tell you, it is very hard to breathe, very hard to talk, your eyes begin to water,” she reported.
2025 September 19, Alisha Ebrahimji, Emma Tucker, “Chicago-area mayor says federal agents teargassed him at a protest outside an ICE facility”, in CNN
Origin
- SpanishSantana
- EnglishSantana
Borrowed from Spanish Santana.
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APA
Santana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santana
MLA
“Santana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santana. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Santana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santana.
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