Santa Fe

¹ American  

[san-tuh fey] / ˈsæn tə ˈfeɪ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of New Mexico, in the N part: founded c1605.

2. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, ten driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.

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Santa Fé ² American  

[san-tuh fey, sahn-tah fe] / ˈsæn tə ˈfeɪ, ˈsɑn tɑ ˈfɛ /

noun

1. a city in E Argentina.

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Santa Fe British  

noun

1. a city in N central New Mexico, capital of the state: one of the oldest European settlements in North America, founded in 1610 as the capital of the Kingdom of New Mexico; developed trade with the US by the Santa Fe Trail in the early 19th century. Pop: 66 476 (2003 est)

2. an inland port in E Argentina, on the Salado River: University of the Littoral (1920). Pop: 492 000 (2005 est)

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Santa Fe Cultural  

1. Capital of New Mexico.

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Other Word Forms

• Santa Fean noun

Example Sentences

It’s also that Santa Fe’s regional airport is under construction, mostly gutted and boarded off.

From Literature

As a lifelong athlete, he put a lot of thought into the gym at the Rancho Santa Fe house, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meta and Google both vowed to appeal verdicts that were handed down by civil juries in Los Angeles County and Santa Fe, N.M., brushing off the losses as a bit of bad luck.

From Los Angeles Times

A separate jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico, earlier this week found Meta liable for endangering minor users of Facebook and Instagram.

From Barron's

The case, tried in a Santa Fe court, is among the first involving social media platforms and child safety to produce a jury verdict.

From Barron's