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Santa Maria

American  
[san-tuh muh-ree-uh, sahn-tah mah-ree-ah, sahn-tuh mah-ree-ah] / ˈsæn tə məˈri ə, ˈsɑn tɑ mɑˈri ɑ, ˈsɑ̃ tə mɑˈri ɑ /

noun

  1. (italics) the flagship used by Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.

  2. an active volcano in W Guatemala. 12,300 feet (3,750 meters).

  3. a city in S Brazil.

  4. a city in W California.

  5. calaba.


Santa Maria 1 British  

noun

  1. a city in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul state. Pop: 252 000 (2005 est)

  2. an active volcano in SW Guatemala. Height: 3768 m (12 362 ft)

"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

Santa Maria 2 British  
/ ˈsæntə məˈriːə /

noun

  1. the flagship of Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)

"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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A wooden replica of the Santa Maria was docked on the Scioto River near City Hall for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

In an April 29 press release, Markon Cooperative, a farm-to-table produce cooperative, noted that cauliflower supplies from the Salinas Valley and Santa Maria, CA, are extremely limited.

From Salon May 27, 2026

The attack occurred at 11:49 a.m. on March 2 at the Chick-fil-A at 605 E. Betteravia Road in Santa Maria.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

But it lies along the San Andreas fault in the usually dry hills between Bakersfield and Santa Maria, far from Interstate 5 or U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

My heart raced and my legs trembled as I gave the shortest talk in the history of Santa Maria High School.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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