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salta

1

[ sal-tuh, sawl- ]

noun

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


Salta

2

[ sahl-tah ]

noun

  1. a city in NW Argentina.

Salta

/ ˈsalta /

noun

  1. a city in NW Argentina: thermal springs. Pop: 504 000 (2005 est)
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of salta1

1900–05; < German Salta < Latin saltā, 2nd-person singular imperative of saltāre to leap; saltant
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Example Sentences

Firewood and posts are also largely produced in Cordoba, and Tucuman and Salta provide woods for building and cabinet-making.

Belgrano followed the retreating Spaniards northward and inflicted another and a crushing defeat at Salta on February 20, 1813.

White found this widely ranging Tyrant “not uncommon in the forests of Salta.”

White obtained specimens in Catamarca and Salta, and Durnford, during his last expedition, in the latter locality.

Durnford obtained specimens of this species at Tucuman and Salta in the month of June.

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