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Santa Catarina

American  
[san-tuh kat-uh-ree-nuh, sahn-tuh kah-tuh-ree-nuh] / ˈsæn tə ˌkæt əˈri nə, ˈsɑ̃ tə ˌkɑ təˈri nə /

noun

  1. a state in S Brazil. 36,856 sq. mi. (95,455 sq. km). Florianópolis.


Santa Catarina British  
/ ˈsantə kətəˈrinə /

noun

  1. a state of S Brazil, on the Atlantic: consists chiefly of the Great Escarpment. Capital: Florianópolis. Pop: 5 527 707 (2002). Area: 95 985 sq km (37 060 sq miles)

"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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The 18-year-old Veiga was stuck playing for a small club in his home state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil when he discovered one of these apps, from Swiss company Footbao.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

Vagner is living in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil and doing bricklaying jobs that provide barely enough to get by.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

Since then, the disease has emerged along Brazil’s populous East Coast, including the states of Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Bahia, and Minas Gerais.

From Science Magazine Jun. 4, 2024

Still, said Marina Hirota, a professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina and another author of the paper, governments shouldn’t wait for more clarity to act.

From Seattle Times Feb. 17, 2024

One entire church, that of Santa Catarina, is covered by his works.

From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by Saintsbury, George

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