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

Munger remained involved until the end, helping negotiate the purchase of a building in Santa Maria, Calif., a transaction that closed days after his death.

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In 2018, the firm agreed to pay $331,353 to U.S. officials in connection with 52 federal pesticide safety violations, some of them at seven facilities in the San Joaquin and Santa Maria valleys.

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Araceli, who started working the fields of the Santa Maria Valley four years ago when she was just 13, said that some of her most disturbing experiences involved planting vegetables in fields that reeked of chemicals.

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And in the Santa Maria Valley, a diminutive 15-year-old girl struggles to load a large bucket with 20 pounds of tomatillos, earning $3 for each one she fills.

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Adrian, seen at 18, picks strawberries and blueberries in the Santa Maria Valley.

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