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San Cristóbal

American  
[sahng kree-staw-vahl] / ˌsɑŋ kriˈstɔ vɑl /

noun

  1. a city in SW Venezuela.


San Cristóbal British  
/ saŋ kriˈstoβal /

noun

  1. Former name: Chatham Island.  an island in the Pacific, in the Galápagos Islands. Area: 505 sq km (195 sq miles)

  2. a city in SW Venezuela: founded in 1561 by Spanish conquistadores. Pop: 395 000 (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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The incident happened early on Sunday as Father Marcelo was returning to his parish after saying Mass in the Cuxtitali neighbourhood of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2024

Backward speak may seem to some like an absurd indulgence that does nothing more than provoke laughter among friends in places such as San Cristóbal de La Laguna.

From Scientific American Oct. 12, 2023

In the early 1960s, he joined the faculty at the Universidad Nacional San Cristóbal de Huamanga in Ayacucho and became caught up in leftist politics.

From Washington Post Sep. 11, 2021

Mario Menchú, president of the 14 Communities of San Cristóbal Totonicapán, said protesters demanded Porras’ resignation.

From Seattle Times Jul. 29, 2021

He spent his days at the corner of Calle San Cristóbal in Old San Juan, peeling oranges with his pocket knife and scooping out a triangular hole through which tourists could suck the sweet juice.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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