Santiago

[san-tee-ah-goh, sahn-tyah-gaw]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.

2. Also called Santiago de Compostela. a city in NW Spain: pilgrimage center; cathedral.

3. a city in SW Panama.

Santiago

/ ˌsæntɪˈɑːɡəʊ, sanˈtjaɣo /

noun

1. Official name: Santiago de Chile. the capital of Chile, at the foot of the Andes: commercial and industrial centre; two universities. Pop: 5 623 000 (2005 est)

2. Official name: Santiago de los Caballeros. a city in the N Dominican Republic. Pop: 479 000 (2005 est)

Santiago

1. Capital of Chile and the largest city in the country, located in central Chile; commercial and political center of Chile and one of the largest cities in South America.

Example Sentences

Earlier this year, special investigators in Chile — where some theft rings have originated — targeted a gang in eastern Santiago believed to be behind residential burglaries and occasional home invasions.

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“No one in downtown Santiago is safe…there are gangs of immigrants everywhere,” she said.

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Santiago Carreras was like a man possessed, popping up in every attack, finding gaps in a tiring Scottish defence and inspiring his team to move through the gears.

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Scotland shipped penalty after penalty during the Argentine onslaught as players tired and Santiago Carreras took the game by the scruff of its neck.

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At a packed rally in Santiago on Tuesday evening Jara, a Communist running on behalf of a broad leftist coalition, accused the right of deliberately stoking fear.

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