Santa Maria

[san-tuh muh-ree-uh, sahn-tah mah-ree-ah, sahn-tuh mah-ree-ah]

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

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)

Santa Maria

²

/ ˈsæntə məˈriːə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

"In Peru, the system was designed around profitability. No effort was made to connect sparsely populated areas," explains Carlos Gordillo, an energy expert at the University of Santa María in Arequipa.

From BBC

Between Aug. 4 and Sept. 6 of last year, Genovese allegedly adopted four cats from the Santa Barbara and Santa Maria animal shelters in unknown conditions.

From Los Angeles Times

The Gifford fire, burning mostly in the Los Padres National Forest along mountains in the Central Coast, was only 7% contained as of Tuesday morning, with a major stretch of State Route 166, east of Santa Maria, still closed, according to the latest update from the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

It is burning about 15 miles east of Santa Maria, threatening hundreds of people in the area’s rural communities, Safechuck said.

From Los Angeles Times

Wildland firefighters were continuing to battle the blaze Saturday along Highway 166 in rural Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, about 20 miles east of Santa Maria, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times