San Cristóbal

[sahng kree-staw-vahl]

noun

1. a city in SW Venezuela.

San Cristóbal

/ 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)

Example Sentences

It turns out there’s plenty worth covering in San Cristobal.

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Chloë Sevigny plays Edna, the host of a globe-trotting web series that seeks out human interest stories: Bolivian teenage exorcists, Mexican fashionistas in scimitar-shaped boots and now, a singer called Super Carlitos who dresses like a bunny and bops around a village called San Cristobal.

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Father Marcelo Pérez was killed on Sunday after celebrating Mass at his church in the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas.

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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.

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The priest was killed by two men on a motorcycle, who opened fire on his vehicle in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.

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