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Santiago de Compostela

/ de kɔmpɔsˈtela /

noun

  1. a city in NW Spain: place of pilgrimage since the 9th century and the most visited (after Jerusalem and Rome) in the Middle Ages; cathedral built over the tomb of the apostle St James. Pop: 92 339 (2003 est) Latin nameCampus Stellaeˈkæmpəs ˈstɛliː
“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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The site was made the seat of a bishopric, and a village grew up there, named Santiago de Compostela.

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