santana

¹

[ san-tan-uh ]

noun

1. Informal. Santa Ana ( def 3 ).

Santana

²

[ san-tan-uh, -tah-nuh; Spanish sahn-tah-nah ]

noun

1. Pe·dro [pey, -droh, pe, -, th, r, aw], 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.

Word History and Origins

Origin of santana¹

By contraction

Example Sentences

On video, Raymond Santana was smug, boastful, and nonchalant by turns, vividly reenacting who did what during the rape.

From The Daily Beast

Later on, after Raymond Santana had been interrogated about the rape, he was being driven to another precinct.

From The Daily Beast

Santana (Naya Rivera) remembered Finn as the first person to crack through her hardened façade.

From The Daily Beast

Prosecutors said Harris pulled a gun and shot 47-year-old Franklin Manuel Santana once in the face and four times in the back.

From The Daily Beast

Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, and Kharey Wise were the other men in the Central Park Five.

From The Daily Beast

I don't feel equal to starting any domestic santana today, but the forces are gathering and the blow is coming soon.

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