Santa Marta

[ san-tuh-mahr-tuh; Spanish sahn-tah mahr-tah ]

noun
  1. a seaport in northwestern Colombia.

  2. a cactus, Heliocereus speciosus, of Mexico and Central America, having scarlet flowers 6–7 inches (15–17 centimeters) long.

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  • Santa Marta lay before him scarcely two hundred yards away, and he felt his heart throb painfully.

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British Dictionary definitions for Santa Marta

Santa Marta

/ (Spanish ˈsanta ˈmarta) /


noun
  1. a port in NW Colombia, on the Caribbean: the oldest city in Colombia, founded in 1525; terminus of the Atlantic railway from Bogotá (opened 1961). Pop: 454 000 (2005 est)

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