Santiago
Americannoun
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a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.
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Also called Santiago de Compostela. a city in NW Spain: pilgrimage center; cathedral.
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a city in SW Panama.
noun
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Official name: Santiago de Chile. the capital of Chile, at the foot of the Andes: commercial and industrial centre; two universities. Pop: 5 623 000 (2005 est)
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Official name: Santiago de los Caballeros. a city in the N Dominican Republic. Pop: 479 000 (2005 est)
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Osorio was on the radar of AC Milan, RB Leipzig, Salzburg and a number of other English and German clubs before he left Santiago for Denmark at the age of 19.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Daly Noll of the University of Chile in Santiago is the paper's first author.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Santiago said he’s a fan of Banks’ music and came early to try to secure a seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
A young woman who lost her job searches for her own new path along Spain’s Camino de Santiago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Hey, it’s Sierra. Sierra Santiago, from Brooklyn? Is this a bad time?”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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