English

Proper noun

Santa Cruz

1. A city, county and mission in California.
2. The native people from that area of California.
3. The native people's language from that area of California.
4. The largest city in Bolivia. (Full name: Santa Cruz de la Sierra)
5. A city in Portugal.
6. A city in Chile.
7. A city in Tenerife, full name Santa Cruz de Tenerife
8. A district in the Azores.
9. A small place in New Mexico.
10. A village in Trinidad and Tobago.
11. A district in Manila Philippines.
12. The capital town of Laguna Province Philippines.

Synonyms

• (native people in California) Awaswas
• (language in California) Awaswas

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Santa Cruz, cst

Portuguese

Etymology

Santa ‎(“holy”) + cruz ‎(“cross”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈkɾuʃ/

Proper noun

Santa Cruz f

1. (Christianity) Holy Cross; meaning the cross Jesus died on.
2. A city and municipality in Madeira, Portugal.
3. A province of Argentina.
4. A municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil.
5. A municipality in Paraíba, Brazil.
6. A municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Synonyms

• (the cross Jesus died on): madeiro

Related terms

• santa-cruz

Spanish

Proper noun

Santa Cruz f

1. Holy Cross; meaning the cross Jesus died on.
2. Places named after the Holy Cross.