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Santiago del Estero

American  
[sahn-tyah-gaw thel es-te-raw] / sɑnˈtjɑ gɔ ðɛl ɛsˈtɛ rɔ /

noun

  1. a city in N Argentina.


Santiago del Estero British  
/ del esˈtero /

noun

  1. a city in N Argentina: the oldest continuous settlement in Argentina, founded in 1553 by Spaniards from Peru. Pop: 385 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Argentina were denied a try by the television match official in the final play of a chaotic match in Santiago del Estero.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, more commonly known by her Quechua name of “Mama Antula,” was born in 1730 into a wealthy family in Santiago del Estero, a province north of Buenos Aires.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2024

The party continues next Tuesday when the team will play another friendly match against Curaçao in Argentina’s central Santiago del Estero province.

From Seattle Times Mar. 23, 2023

One takes place March 23 against Panama in Buenos Aires, while the other one will be five days later against Curacao in the northern city of Santiago del Estero.

From Washington Times Mar. 2, 2023

The answer reached him in Santiago del Estero, and was unfavourable.

From A Vanished Arcadia: being some account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767 by Cunninghame Graham, R. B. (Robert Bontine)

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