salta

[sal-tuh, sawl-]

noun

a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.

Origin of salta

1900–05; < German Salta < Latin saltā, 2nd singular imperative of saltāre to leap; see saltant

Salta

[sahl-tah]

noun

a city in NW Argentina.

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Historical Examples of salta

The Province of Salta one day can hardly fail to be of great importance.
Argentina
W. A. Hirst
This it did in Salta by giving it fevers and venomous snakes.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile
Henry Stephens
Frost prevents the harvesting of sugar-cane at Salta, at a height of 4,000 feet.
The Argentine Republic
Pierre Denis
In other places, as at Salta and San Juan, it is still going on.
The Argentine Republic
Pierre Denis
The Salta line was continued in 1908 to the Bolivian tableland.
The Argentine Republic
Pierre Denis

British Dictionary definitions for salta

Salta

noun

a city in NW Argentina: thermal springs. Pop: 504 000 (2005 est)

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