Santa Catalina

[ san-tuh-kat-l-ee-nuh ]

noun

an island off the SW coast of California, opposite Long Beach: resort. 132 sq. mi. (342 sq. km).

Also called Catalina, Catalina Island.

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How to use Santa Catalina in a sentence

As soon as they arrived at Santa Catalina, the tents were erected on the shore, and the sick men sent into them.
Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith
This is the practice among the inhabitants of the Rio de Santa Catalina.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests | J. J. von Tschudi
Amongst those which met with such misadventure were the Santa Catalina and the Capitana.
From the North Foreland to Penzance | Clive Holland
In 1863, Santa Catalina was the scene of a gold-mining boom which soon came to naught, and through an odd enough occurrence.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 | Harris Newmark
The last grand effort of this adventurous spirit was the attempt to sell Santa Catalina Island.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 | Harris Newmark

British Dictionary definitions for Santa Catalina

Santa Catalina

/ (ˈsæntə ˌkætəˈliːnə) /

noun

an island in the Pacific, off the coast of SW California: part of Los Angeles county: resort. Area: 181 sq km (70 sq miles): Also called: Catalina Island

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