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Santa Maria

American  
[san-tuh muh-ree-uh, sahn-tah mah-ree-ah, sahn-tuh mah-ree-ah] / ˈsæn tə məˈri ə, ˈsɑn tɑ mɑˈri ɑ, ˈsɑ̃ tə mɑˈri ɑ /

noun

  1. (italics) the flagship used by Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.

  2. an active volcano in W Guatemala. 12,300 feet (3,750 meters).

  3. a city in S Brazil.

  4. a city in W California.

  5. calaba.


Santa Maria 1 British  

noun

  1. a city in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul state. Pop: 252 000 (2005 est)

  2. an active volcano in SW Guatemala. Height: 3768 m (12 362 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Santa Maria 2 British  
/ ˈsæntə məˈriːə /

noun

  1. the flagship of Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In an April 29 press release, Markon Cooperative, a farm-to-table produce cooperative, noted that cauliflower supplies from the Salinas Valley and Santa Maria, CA, are extremely limited.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Samples were collected near the Santa Maria da Serra dam, close to the Barra Bonita reservoir, where contaminants from across the river basin tend to gather.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Harvard-Westlake is the No. 2 seed and will play host to the winner of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Santa Maria St. Joseph.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Santa Maria is a resort town on Sal Island, while Boa Vista is the cape's most easterly island.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Mamá went up to the counter and bought two one-way tickets to Santa Maria for Roberto and me and five tickets to Guadalajara for the rest of the family.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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