Santa Maria

American  

[san-tuh muh-ree-uh, sahn-tah mah-ree-ah, sahn-tuh mah-ree-ah] / ˈsæn tə məˈri ə, ˈsɑn tɑ mɑˈri ɑ, ˈsɑ̃ tə mɑˈri ɑ /

noun

1. (italics) the flagship used by Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.

2. an active volcano in W Guatemala. 12,300 feet (3,750 meters).

3. a city in S Brazil.

4. a city in W California.

5. calaba.

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Santa Maria ¹ British  

noun

1. a city in S Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul state. Pop: 252 000 (2005 est)

2. an active volcano in SW Guatemala. Height: 3768 m (12 362 ft)

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Santa Maria ² British  

/ ˈsæntə məˈriːə /

noun

1. the flagship of Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)

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Example Sentences

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Santa Maria

ITV and S4C series Santa Maria is about a "class divide" in the city, with both Welsh and English versions.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Another small gift—a favorite of Salima Boufelfel, a founder of vintage clothing stores in New York, Paris and Tucson, Ariz.—is Santa Maria Novella’s scented pomegranate, a terracotta vessel that smells like and resembles the fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Time trial specialist Stefan Kung of Switzerland won the 32.5km stage from El Puerto de Santa Maria to Jerez de la Frontera, three seconds ahead of Great Britain's Callum Thornley.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

One fan interviewed for the docuseries, Sheree Wilkins, said she quit her job as a preschool teacher to move to Santa Maria for the trial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

We finally arrived in Santa Maria in the early evening of the next day.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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