Santa Fe

¹

[san-tuh fey]

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.

Santa Fé

²

[san-tuh fey, sahn-tah fe]

noun

1. a city in E Argentina.

Santa Fe

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)

Santa Fe

1. Capital of New Mexico.

Other Word Forms

• Santa Fean noun

Example Sentences

Anya Eckert, director of La Casita Preschool in Santa Fe, is worried the state’s reimbursement rates might not match what her business charges for part-time care, which is in high demand.

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Mr. Harper is a professor at the University of Oklahoma and a member of the Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute.

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Baldwin’s wrongful prosecution suit was first filed in New Mexico court in Santa Fe.

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One example: After a militarized visit from federal agents in June to the Santa Fe Springs Swapmeet, vendors have been unable to regain their clientele.

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The performing itch returned to Jaramillo when he retired from the Santa Fe railroad in the 1990s and moved back to Southern California.

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