Santa Maria
Americannoun
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(italics) the flagship used by Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.
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an active volcano in W Guatemala. 12,300 feet (3,750 meters).
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a city in S Brazil.
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a city in W California.
noun
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a city in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul state. Pop: 252 000 (2005 est)
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an active volcano in SW Guatemala. Height: 3768 m (12 362 ft)
noun
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Another small gift—a favorite of Salima Boufelfel, a founder of vintage clothing stores in New York, Paris and Tucson, Ariz.—is Santa Maria Novella’s scented pomegranate, a terracotta vessel that smells like and resembles the fruit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
On Wednesday, Santa Barbara set a record for the day with a high of 96 degrees; Oxnard, 98; Camarillo, 99; Santa Maria, 103; Long Beach and Anaheim, 107; Santa Ana, 108; and Escondido, 112.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Time trial specialist Stefan Kung of Switzerland won the 32.5km stage from El Puerto de Santa Maria to Jerez de la Frontera, three seconds ahead of Great Britain's Callum Thornley.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The artwork, of which five panels survive, was commissioned for the monastery of Santa Maria.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
While I dusted and swept the floors, I kept thinking of how tired and bored I was working for Santa Maria Window Cleaners day in and day out.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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