santana

¹

[san-tan-uh]

noun

1. Informal.,  Santa Ana.

Santana

²

[san-tan-uh, -tah-nuh, sahn-tah-nah]

noun

1. Pedro 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.

Word History and Origins

Origin of santana¹

By contraction

Example Sentences

"We also see in our study that different types of lentils are grown on different islands -- even islands where it was previously thought that lentils were never cultivated. It's important to preserve lentils from different islands, because genetic diversity can prove valuable for the future of agriculture," says Jonathan Santana, researcher at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

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The Latin Grammy ceremony kicked off with a star-studded tribute to Mexican-American guitarist Carlos Santana, with Maluma, Edgar Barrera, Grupo Frontera and Christian Nodal playing a medley that began with his hit single Oye Como Va.

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Rauw Alejandro, Santana and Chrisitian Nodal are among the added artists on the Latin Grammys performers list.

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Album of the year nominee Rauw Alejandro, legendary rocker Carlos Santana, ranchero/mariachi album nominee Christian Nodal and country darling Kacey Musgraves were among the acts previously announced as performers at the Las Vegas awards show.

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Carlos Santana, 39, 1B/DH, 1.1, 39.3: The switch-hitting Santana still has a bit of thunder in his bat as well as an excellent glove — he won a Gold Glove at first base in 2024.

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