Santa Fe
noun
a city in and the capital of New Mexico, in the N part: founded c1605.
Santa Fe
1 American
[san-tuh fey]
/ ˈsæn tə ˈfeɪ /
noun
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a city in and the capital of New Mexico, in the N part: founded c1605.
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a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, ten driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
Santa Fé
2
American
[san-tuh fey, sahn-tah fe]
/ ˈsæn tə ˈfeɪ, ˈsɑn tɑ ˈfɛ /
noun
Santa Fe
British
noun
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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)
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an inland port in E Argentina, on the Salado River: University of the Littoral (1920). Pop: 492 000 (2005 est)
Santa Fe
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Many rules governing it weren’t written in Santa Fe, or in Hartford, or by anyone accountable to voters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Now, in a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the Department of Justice and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, are accused of “stonewalling” New Mexico’s criminal investigation of Epstein’s activities at the ranch outside of Santa Fe.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
L.A.’s early cold storage facilities were located on Central and Santa Fe avenues near the Santa Fe rail line, food brokers, distributors and food processing plants, the Los Angeles Conservancy said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Mr. Chisholm is a trustee of the Santa Fe Institute and of the Foundation for Economic Education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The shuttle from Santa Fe to the launch site in the San Juan National Forest near Durango takes less than two hours.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
The game is part of a regional women’s soccer league in the south of the Argentine province of Santa Fé.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
Two months later they beat Colombia’s Santa Fé 2-0 in Montevideo to lift the women’s Copa Libertadores.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
Richard Barela, vice president of Unión Protectiva de Santa Fé, a Hispanic mutual aid group, said he opposed glorifying the Pueblo Revolt.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2020
But for Santa Fé the future remains uncertain.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 28, 2010
In 1739 a party led by the Mallet brothers made their way, by the Missouri and Platte Rivers, across Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado to Santa Fé.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton
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