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abbreviation

station.

stationary.

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Words nearby sta.

SSTA, S star, Ssu-ma Ch'ien, SSW, st, sta., stab, Stabat Mater, stabbing, stab cell, stab culture

Other definitions for sta. (2 of 2)

Sta.

abbreviation

Santa.

Station.

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How to use sta. in a sentence

Before 1806 the election took place with great ceremony and feasting, and sometimes fighting, in the Campo de Sta.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
In architecture he is known by the church of Sta Giustina in his native city, but he is most famous as a worker in metal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
He lived mainly in Milan, at the Dominican monastery of Sta.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1|William Painter
Now both these churches, which I should like the reader to visit in succession, if possible, after that of Sta.
The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3)|John Ruskin

The plan was to breach, at the south-eastern corner of the town, the two great bastions known as the Trinidad and the Sta.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

British Dictionary definitions for sta.

Sta

abbreviation for (in the names of places or churches)

Saint (female)

Word Origin for Sta

Italian Santa

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