Santiago de Compostela
/ (Spanish de kɔmpɔsˈtela) /
noun
a city in NW Spain: place of pilgrimage since the 9th century and the most visited (after Jerusalem and Rome) in the Middle Ages; cathedral built over the tomb of the apostle St James. Pop: 92 339 (2003 est): Latin name: Campus Stellae (ˈkæmpəs ˈstɛliː)
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How to use Santiago de Compostela in a sentence
The site was made the seat of a bishopric, and a village grew up there, named Santiago de Compostela.
A History of Spain | Charles E. Chapman
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